[cameldrv]

All of that granted, isn't this stuff tested on the ground? I guess vibration from the launch must have cracked the welds or something, but I'd have thought that if this were a concern that the parts would have been tested in a vibration chamber.

[asadotzler]

It was tested on the ground. That's where they found the first of the five leaks, but launched anyway.

[cameldrv]

I'll be very interested to read the report when this is all over.

[cuSetanta]

It will have been tested extensively on ground. They will have identified leaks that are unreported in the media and there are those that have been reported.

I have no idea what went so wrong in this instance though. I am looking forward to reading some sort of report if it ever becomes available. Will be keeping an eye on the NASA Lessons Learned Library (https://llis.nasa.gov/).