"It was clear to us that they (shuttle engineers) have some
things that they are still having to work. But they have ways to
work on them and at this point aren't saying they can't make
it."
Source: Former astronaut Richard Covey, who
co-chairs a shuttle oversight group mandated by the Columbia
Accident Investigation Board. NASA has so far been stumped in
coming up with a way to patch hull breaches, like the one that
caused the disintegration of Columbia as it re-entered the
atmosphere last February.
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