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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 666698" data-attributes="member: 177">I will say it again, because I feel it is important:We do not know what caused the loss of the shuttle.&nbsp; We should not take the first easy, simple explanation that comes along, and take it as truth.Yes, some debris came off the external tank and struck the left wing of the craft.&nbsp; Yes, they did report that some sensors on the left wing cut off shortly before they lost contact with Columbia.&nbsp; but correlation does not imply causation.&nbsp; They'd had a similar debris incident two launches ago, and the damage it caused was no safety risk whatsoever.&nbsp; They've had sensors die before.&nbsp; And, we can also note that the debris apparently hit forward on the wing, while the first sensors to die were on the back of the wing.&nbsp; In all, we cannot tell - it may be that neither of these are connected with the destruction of the shuttle.&nbsp; I harp on this for one simple reason - when you present people with &quot;information&quot; they make up their minds.&nbsp; Even if that information is later proven false, they tend to stick by their original decision.&nbsp; Speculation on the cause will have people making up their minds about what should be done.&nbsp; And public opinion does have an impact on NASA.&nbsp; So, we want people making up their minds based upon the truth.&nbsp; We don't want their minds made up based upon unfounded speculation mere hours after the tragedy.&nbsp; Let the people do their jobs and find the truth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 666698, member: 177"] I will say it again, because I feel it is important: [i]We do not know what caused the loss of the shuttle[/i]. We should not take the first easy, simple explanation that comes along, and take it as truth. Yes, some debris came off the external tank and struck the left wing of the craft. Yes, they did report that some sensors on the left wing cut off shortly before they lost contact with Columbia. but [i]correlation does not imply causation[/i]. They'd had a similar debris incident two launches ago, and the damage it caused was no safety risk whatsoever. They've had sensors die before. And, we can also note that the debris apparently hit forward on the wing, while the first sensors to die were on the [i]back[/i] of the wing. In all, we cannot tell - it may be that neither of these are connected with the destruction of the shuttle. I harp on this for one simple reason - when you present people with "information" they make up their minds. Even if that information is later proven false, they tend to stick by their original decision. Speculation on the cause will have people making up their minds about what should be done. And public opinion does have an impact on NASA. So, we want people making up their minds based upon the truth. We don't want their minds made up based upon unfounded speculation mere hours after the tragedy. Let the people do their jobs and find the truth. [/QUOTE]

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