Space Shuttle's "Return to Flight"

[TigerLily]

Originally Posted by DisneyFan25863

The groundings arn't permenant, it's only until they can secure those last pieces of foam that fell off this launch.

thats to bad. With an aging fleet only more accidents are likely to occue not less....I found out soemthing I hadn't kown before. the shuttle was originally designed with the intention of it to reach space on it's own ....and the big fuel tank, but when it was found out it could not preform the way they had intended instead of redesignign one that would work they did the quick fix and added solid rocket boosters to it. There was more to it than that...somthing about solid rocket boosters shouldn't be used on manned space crafts...however and engineer was telling this to me. one who used to work at edwards....and I'm not an engineer so i will butcher it in the retelling....I still think they need to come up with something better. the current fleet served it's purpose. make them staric somewhere as an exhibit and move on.