NASA remained confident that this damage, while it was the primary cause of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003, would not jeopardize the completion of the International Space Station (ISS) in the projected time allotted.
NASA ostaje uvjerena da takva oštećenja, iako su bila glavni razlog katastrofe Space Shuttlea Columbije 1. veljače 2003., neće ugroziti NASA-in cilj dovršenja Međunarodne svemirske postaje (ISS) u planiranom roku.