We’ve previously noted the Chronicle editorial board’s gaffe regarding the shuttle launch.
The Chronicle editorial idealists seem to be having a little difficulty owning up to their gaffe:
The mission of the space shuttle Discovery to put the U.S. space program back in business has been an emotional roller coaster. The celebration of a seemingly flawless launch faded with photographs of dangerous foam debris spinning off the craft’s external fuel tank and the subsequent announcement of a freeze on future flights.
If the editorial idealists had been liveblogging the launch, their calling it “nearly flawless” would not have been a big deal. However, it became evident pretty quickly that the shuttle launch was flawed, and within a day the program had been grounded once again.
The original editorial blew it. Today’s editorial pretends it never happened.
Sedosi Alhambra noticed it also.
