We are gaining evidence that this was thermal problem rather than a problem with sensors. |
We are getting thousands of pieces of information and the teams are working through each piece deliberately. |
We're becoming very organized and making progress in support of each other. |
We're going to pause and reflect upon the crew of Columbia, their lives, their contributions, their memory, and although we cannot stop our investigation and the recovery effort, we will pause in this location to take the time to reflect upon their lives, their sacrifice. It's a day of remembering. It's a day of remembering our friends, and for us it's a day of mourning. |
We're not launching with a problem. We're launching with what was a potential problem that we have cleared and is no issue. |
We're satisfied that the necessary precautions have taken place or we wouldn't launch. |
We've done all that we can think, as far as testing in a one-G environment and simulating the effects of our (shuttle) maneuvers on the mast. But there is that element of risk that there may be something we didn't get, that we don't quite understand. |