->  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??

Yup.
Rules stated no launch without all four tank fuel sensors
working.
Shuttle not rolled back but delayed.

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

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