->  CA> Have been a bit surprised at the lack of interest in 
->  CA> this echo of the sloppiness of the recent space 
->  CA> shuttle launch?

-> sloppiness??

 WC> Yup.
 WC> Rules stated no launch without all four tank fuel sensors
 WC> working.

ok... all four were working when they tested and launched...

 WC> Shuttle not rolled back but delayed.

so... don't have to rollback to fix a problem...

 WC> Intermittent problem with the faulty fuel sensor never pinned down
 WC> it happened to be working when they launched after deciding to
 WC> override their own safety rules.

when did they decide to override their rules? i don't recall that and i
watched and recorded most all of the NASA TV broadcasts...

 WC> Now the tank's burned up returning to Earth we'll never know why
 WC> the sensor malfunctioned.

one suggestion was a ground problem because the problem never happened
after the initial discovery... could also have been a loose connection...
either way, they apparently fixed it while getting to it and studying it...

what else was sloppy??

)\/(ark