HIDING INCOMPETENCE

NASA flight director Steve Stich's e-mail message to the Columbia pilots, referring to the foam debris hit, said: ". . . we have seen this same phenomenon on several other flights. . . ." The message reminded me of similar things during launches from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The first time an...

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