Great news...the delays are over and Discovery is off the ground. Neither weather nor foam would get the better of the shuttle. It is not necessarily encouraging that NASA spent millions of dollars to reengineering the insulation on the external tank and still the safefy inspector voted against the launch. According to NASA Administrator Michael Griffinm "You could mail 10 of these things with the cost of a single first-class stamp. We're talking about a very, very minor piece of foam here. This is not an issue." Are you reassured? For updates on the mission click here.
Tuesday, July 4
Discovery is Off!
Great news...the delays are over and Discovery is off the ground. Neither weather nor foam would get the better of the shuttle. It is not necessarily encouraging that NASA spent millions of dollars to reengineering the insulation on the external tank and still the safefy inspector voted against the launch. According to NASA Administrator Michael Griffinm "You could mail 10 of these things with the cost of a single first-class stamp. We're talking about a very, very minor piece of foam here. This is not an issue." Are you reassured? For updates on the mission click here.
