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radarredux
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NASA has admitted that there will be foam loss from the ET in this shuttle launch. The concern is the size and number of pieces.<br /><br />Has NASA declared ahead of time what they would consider an acceptable or unacceptable size for a piece of shedding foam? For example, is 0.25 pounds or less acceptable, but anything over a 0.25 pounds indicates a failure of the design? (the number "0.25 pounds" is for illustration purposes only)<br /><br />Usually in an experiment you try to define acceptable values for a test <i>before</i> the data is collected and analyzed. Has NASA put a stake in the ground and said what is acceptable and what isn't?