I am in the top 1% of the top 1% of NASA supporters but when I see that hydrogen tank solid rocket booster combination I think of NASA's darkest hour, a self inflicted wound despite engineering's valid and communicated concern, amid the hubris of "We can't fail" and we need to launch every 2 weeks, all driven by invalid economics, and think how we sent an amazing school teacher and 6 other magnificent human beings into space aboard Columbia. Given all that transpired prior to the launch and was ignored, well, you know the rest, and it makes me sad. The whole shuttle program was a bridge too far, especially when you consider 2 of the 5 that flew were destroyed mid mission.