I'd hoped they would've tested the foam at the temperatures involved because supercooling it would probably make it harder. Looks like that won't be necessary. When I saw the test footage, all I could say was "Jesus." If that test accurately reflects what happened, the crew was doomed less than 2 minutes into the flight. They just didn't know it at the time.

Earlier tests left only a small (approximately 5 cm) crack in the surface. At the time, I wondered if satellite to Shuttle photos would've showed the damage had they been taken. There's no way they would've missed a hole the size of the test article if it was there. There was some discussion several weeks ago on what could've been done to rescue the crew had NASA known the extent of the damage in time. Frankly, I doubt much could've been done before the consumables were exhausted but we can only hope they would've tried. Maybe it's time to reconsider MOOSE. A small chance is better than no chance at all.