Not necessarily. The terminology 'gouge' could be the result of the overcompensation for the Challenger and Columbia tragedies. Reading the NASA articles carefully, it seems that there 'could' be damage to a heat shielding plate based on computer imaging. If inspection shows damage, then I am sure the ISS crew will be more than happy to host the Astronauts until the repairs are completed, and re-entry has been shown to be safe in the most conservative of minds. My prediction; the Endeavor will arrive home quite safely.
400 Gb (Samsung:P) for 84.99 on Newegg.com
Havent found the 500Gb for 100$, but this is within 5$.
If you want to pay for (somewhat) unreliable storage, this is probably the benchmark.
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Not necessarily. The terminology 'gouge' could be the result of the overcompensation for the Challenger and Columbia tragedies. Reading the NASA articles carefully, it seems that there 'could' be damage to a heat shielding plate based on computer imaging. If inspection shows damage, then I am sure the ISS crew will be more than happy to host the Astronauts until the repairs are completed, and re-entry has been shown to be safe in the most conservative of minds. My prediction; the Endeavor will arrive home quite safely.
400 Gb (Samsung :P) for 84.99 on Newegg.com
Havent found the 500Gb for 100$, but this is within 5$.
If you want to pay for (somewhat) unreliable storage, this is probably the benchmark.