are you kidding me?

I can’t believe they would actually launch with ANY cracks in the foam…

 

“A pencil-sized crack in the foam insulation on space shuttle Discovery's external tank sent NASA experts into meetings on Monday to determine whether to go ahead with Tuesday's scheduled launch.”

 

http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-07-03T163845Z_01_N01351649_RTRUKOC_0_US-SPACE-SHUTTLE.xml