2 December 2003: NASA Names Crew for New Space Shuttle Mission STS-121, NASA “Four NASA astronauts have been chosen to fly on the newly created Space Shuttle mission, STS-121. It is the mission following the Space Shuttle’s Return to Flight.” 1 December 2003: After Columbia, a Picture of Greater Shuttle Vigilance, Washington Post “Engineers have made scant progress in their struggle to develop a repair technique for the exotic composite […]
11 December 2003: Letter to NASA Administrator from NASA OIG Regarding Proposed Options for Implementation of CAIB Recommendations 7.5-1 and 7.5-2 “… While it may be that such organizations could be designed to fulfill the CAIB’s intent that NASA have robust and independent engineering and safety offices in connection with space flight operations, we believe the decentralized approach being contemplated is inconsistent with the language of the CAIB report.”
30 December 2003: Promise Them The Moon, TomPaine.com “Our country has always risen to great leadership. We could send another man to the moon. But we’d be better served if President Bush had the vision to send millions of healthy, well-educated children into the future.” Editor’s note: This organization is affiliated with candidates with ideological stances similar to those taken by Howard Dean. I guess this is a preview of […]
26 December 2003: Bush Advisers, With Eye on Dean, Formulate ’04 Plans, NY Times “As a result, the White House is considering using the State of the Union address to propose a big new national goal that would not be partisan or ideological and would help rally the country behind Mr. Bush’s leadership, an outside adviser to the administration said. The possibilities floated by the White House include a major […]
15 December 2003: Clark brings anti-war campaign to state, The Tennessean During his campaign speech, Clark made indirect reference to reports that Bush plans to return U.S. astronauts to the moon. ”I see a country that can produce great scientists and engineers,” Clark told the crowd. ”We’ve already been to the moon. We did it.” Afterward, he told reporters, ”We need to get America pointed into the future on the […]