i dont feel like reading this huge post so if i repeat sumthing......umm.....too bad. im pretty sure the thing burned up coming back down to land becuz during takeoff, foam insulation fell off sum part, hit the front of the wing where heat resistant panels were, and then the panels were knocked off. it didnt affect their flight at all, but teh news people sed these panels were esential for atmosphere re-entry. they dont actually know that thats the cause, but its an accurate guess. did anyone who lives in texas or near it hear the debris crash or see anything fall, cuz i was sik when it hapened, so i was stuck in bed listening to evry news chanel talking about this, and so many people called in from texas saying they saw the debris falling. one guy even prank called and sed he had a piece of the ship in his backyard, then he laughed when they asked him where he lived and he called dan rather an idiot! wat a jack@$$!
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