Is the thermal tile problem on the space shuttle fully solved?
You encountered it in the recent Discovery flight although the flight was successful. We did not encounter a problem with thermal tiles. We did not have any problem with thermal tiles. The foam coming off the external tank. Yes, we have had problems containing and controlling the foam-release from the external tanks. We believe that we have solved that for the coming flight. We will know when we fly. It is not something that we can test on the ground. It can only be tested in flight. So we will find out. I guess I can elaborate more for your readers. We are not trying to prevent any foam from coming off the tanks. What we are trying to do is to make sure that no large pieces of foam come off the tanks. That is the problem. If a piece of foam which is too big comes off, then you have an issue. What is the rationale behind the Bush administration’s plans to return to the moon to reinvigorate NASA? The purpose of returning to the moon is not to reinvigorate NASA… In the first place, it
