tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post3507701529586792291..comments2024-03-08T01:24:09.884-07:00Comments on Matt's Sci/Tech Blog: Shuttles, tanks, and telescopesMatt Billehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18230930494550861704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post-41495359057333441452008-05-03T10:57:00.000-06:002008-05-03T10:57:00.000-06:00I appreciate the insight. All these are logical c...I appreciate the insight. All these are logical contributors, but still, none of these just popped out of thin air in the last month or so. They've known about Hurricane <BR/>Katrina's effects, the redesigned ET, and the ECO thing for months to <BR/>years. It still makes me wonder if NASA publicly held to a date someone knew was unrealistic for a long time, and whether that indicates there's wishful thinking in the heavy slate of missions planned from now <BR/>until Shuttle retirement.Matt Billehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230930494550861704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post-30982673601351663822008-05-03T10:55:00.000-06:002008-05-03T10:55:00.000-06:00Brian Thorn on sci.space.policy responded: - They'...Brian Thorn on sci.space.policy responded: <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>- They're still not at 100% from Hurricane Katrina at Michoud. <BR/>- These are the first ETs built from the bottom up with the <BR/>post-Columbia safety upgrades. The previous flights were on ETs <BR/>already built at the time of 107 and modified thereafter. <BR/>- They had to pull resources off ET production to solve the ECO sensor <BR/>fiasco.Matt Billehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230930494550861704noreply@blogger.com