NASA worried more the schedule than the astronauts (Score 1)

What's this about NASA knowing there was an impact at launch? Don't tell me there is not ONE EVA suit on the IIS. Don't tell me they could not maneuver for close examination by the IIS crew. Let's say it looked like there was a chance of damage -- the call could have been made to keep the shuttle crew up. NASA said there was enough supplies up there to last to June for crissake. Even with an extra crew we're talking a few months. Long enough to get another ship up with an inspection team and make repairs. That's one of the few points of having a space station in the first place. But no, it looks like mission bureaucrats have taken over with their precious schedules. No time for a single deviation. We've dumped too many resources into the shuttle and it's attending bureaucracy instead of a real replacement option. I almost cringed when some NASA bozo said the shuttle show goes on. That's a bureaucrat thinking about his job instead of astronauts. I want some explainations and some heads to roll.