Roamy here. Remember this post? It’s ready for testing.
Tomorrow at 9:30 AM Central time, they are going to broadcast the buckling test live. See whether the aluminum-lithium can hold a million pounds of force at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc
With the Shuttle Program down to, what is it? Two launches remaining? What is the point in NASA doing this sort of test?
Nothing to do with Shuttle, everything to do with the next generation of launch vehicles.