Shuttle

I watched the shuttle take off with baited breath, hoping to not see it explode. It was cool to watch the launch and especially this one since they had additional camera views that I’ve never seen before. But then the bad news hit that more crap fell off the main fuel tank and they were once again grounding future missions. I find it next to impossible to believe that the think tank at NASA can’t handle this issue. In my 15 seconds of analyzing the problem, I wondered why they couldn’t equip the tank with some sort of high strength mesh condom-like device that would prevent loose pieces from breaking away. I mean come on, it really can’t be that hard can it? I’d love to see a launch live sometime, I bet that would be amazing to hear, feel and see the power up close and personal.