STS-114: Discovery Post MMT Briefing

Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Deputy Program Manager and Steve Poulos, Manager Orbit Project Office at Johnson Space Center is seen during a post Mission Management Team (MMT) briefing. The purpose of this briefing is to talk about the status of the Space Shuttle Discovery Orbiter, the Thermal Protection System (TPS) and the External Tank. Hale presents pictures of the missing foam off of the Hydrogen Protuberance Air Load (PAL) ramp and trajectory debris particles. Poulos explains in detail diagrams of the reinforced carbon-carbon system, possible scuff on the wing panel, coating damage, protruding gap filler and damaged tile blanket. Poulos tells what concerns him the most in terms of tile damage to the Space Shuttle Discovery.