Comment Originally Posted at NASAWATCH
It is interesting to note the number of people that insist flying the shuttle is going to guarantee disaster.
The CAIB gave another option: recertification. I’d really like to see how much it will cost to recertify Endeavor, taking advantage of the fact that with all the old suppliers gone, the parts upgrades would now finally be made as they should have been in the first place.
Wouldn’t it be interesting if the cost of recertification proves cheaper or not much different than Ares development?
With that, however, I am not optimistic that Griffin and NASA staff will suddenly see the light. More likely they are just collecting evidence to bolster their preconcieved notions.