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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (264)	2/3/2003 11:34:32 PM
From: Clarksterh	Read Replies (1) of 627

James - Getting out side to look would not be anything like as hard as you paint it. The tile is not so fragile they couldn't have looked at it, that's bullshit. How would you suggest getting over to where they could see the tiles - which are outside the bay where the shuttle astronauts always work - and with no shuttle arm (which was not flying on this flight)? Run the tether over the top of the bay doors and then over the leading edge of the wing? And then how do you prevent whiplashing into the tiles if you've managed to swing over there. No air to slow you down. No gravity to push against, but plenty of momentum. It's hard and it's a risk. With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight perhaps it would have been a good idea in this case. But perhaps if this were routine policy the shuttle from 2(?) flights ago (where they had a similar problem) would have burned up. Not so easy to make the decision. Clark

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