Tampa, August 20, 2007 - Fox News (Channel 13) interviewed Dr. Porteiro about the space shuttle damage of tiles that has taken place during many of the lift-offs.  The most recent case of tile damage took place on August 8, 2007 when Endeavour was launched.  

Watch what our own USF expert, Professor Porteiro had to say about the tile damage, and read more about NASA mulling about whether to fix the damage.

For more info, contact Jose Porteiro of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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