In fairness to NASA.

Now that Endeavor's safely home & I've returned to normal breathing...

It's only fair that I congratulate the NASA engineers on their "correct call" regarding the repair of the 3 1/2 in gouge on the "underbelly" of Endeavor. Happily, I was wrong - they were right. After 13 days, and more than 5 million miles flown, Endeavor and its crew survived the 2000 degree heat of re-entry without a problem, and slid through the humid Florida atmosphere to a perfect landing at the Kennedy Space Center, just after noontime yesterday.

Welcome home Endeavor!

[ Ummm, .... Would now be a good time to once-and-for-all address/correct/replace the "falling foam insulation exhibit" on the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB)? ]