well if some was breaking up over california and some was breaking up over phoenix, and there is data for this time period, which there is , why isnt there thermal evidence of a tile problem? the early breakup before the temp spike is even more against a gradual heat ramp
if the first sensor problem was at 8:53, where were they then? that about the time the people in the sierra saw things fly off the shuttle and heard a boom?
Did you see the tire, blown in one part, I hope they make an analysis of residues inside that tire. To me it looks blown from the inside out, anyone else looked at that tire in detail?