The optics disaster was caused by human error, which is all I want to say about that.
While at work yesterday, I took a closer look at the damage. It appears that the wheel only penetrated one layer, which is about the best possible disastrous result. In a few areas the second layer was damaged, and the third layer in one or two places. My opinion is that those were caused by debris.
I am not in the lab today, but I've been watching on a webcam. The damage was photographed. After that, Tom cleaned the damaged areas by removing all loose pieces. Now he is applying epoxy to broken spacers where some graphite remains. Possibly he is going to add small pieces of graphite which will then be ground to the correct height; or he is going to build up those areas with layers of epoxy. Support for the next layer of spacers is the issue. The glass cannot be repaired.
I should have more info tomorrow. Also, I have some potentially interesting information about the glass that we use.
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I've consulted several sources, collated the data, weeded out the outright lies, and the conclusion is certain. There's a massive NASA cover-up in progress here. That's probably why "Ms. Big" aka "Dr. Big" is arriving soon: to ensure that the "Big Lie" is perpetuated, lest NASA de-fund the project. The only "human error" in this case is in not admitting to the truth. Scooping Wikileaks, the New York Times, and the National Enquirer, HERE is what REALLY caused the glass to be broken:
http://bit.ly/i4ZGbW
Your every effort to disprove this will just show how in the thrall of the Powers-That-Don't-Want-You-To-Know-The-Truth (PTDWYTNTT, in NASA-ese) you are.
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