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 […]
11 November 2003: Presentations and instructions given to NASA employees regarding NASA Safety and Mission Success Week Editor’s note: Contains links to download presentations and reference materials for NASA employees to use during NASA Safety and Mission Success Week. 9 November 2003: Memo from Randy Stone to NASA JSC Employees regarding NASA Safety and Mission Success (S&MS) Week “The purpose of the week is to designate a period of time […]
6 November 2003: Online Chat with Howard Dean, Washington Post/ Concord Monitor “Dallas, Tex.: If elected President, what are your plans for NASA and the Space Program? Do you think it’s time to retire the Shuttle and move on to bigger and better things, such as a human mission to Mars, or returning to the moon? Howard Dean: I am a strong supporter of NASA and every government program that […]
28 October 2003: NASA’s Hushed Debate, editorial, Washington Post 5 November 2003: An Open Debate at NASA, Letter to the Editor, Sean O’Keefe, Washington Post “Instead of treating this as evidence of open communications, The Post treated the episode as though it were a “leaked” memo. But there was nothing “hushed” about the debate. The Post didn’t need to conduct an investigation, it just needed to listen.” 28 October 2003: […]
30 September 2003: Clark Campaigns at Light Speed, Wired “Clark’s comment about FTL travel came at the end of a long answer to a question about his views of NASA and the U.S. space program. Clark said he supports the agency and believes “America needs a dream and a space program.” But Clark said the nation must prioritize its technological goals and take a pragmatic approach to focusing its scientific […]
24 September 2003: NASA safety panel revamp needed, says ex-member, Huntsville Times “They cannot take whistleblower info because it is public record, which, in turn, doesn’t allow for privacy,” said Keith Cowing, a former NASA employee who runs a watchdog Web site called NASAWatch, www.nasawatch.com. “That can be corrected, and there may need to be some tweaking. Congress can have subcommittees given that power, and that would allow for whistleblower […]