Keith, I have to say I couldn’t agree more with your observations of the “Space Safety 2005” Report done by GW/SACRI for the Space Shuttle Children’s Fund. I’m afraid it […]
Shuttle News
GAO Issues Report on Shuttle Workforce
GAO Report: Space Shuttle: Actions Needed to Better Position NASA to Sustain Its Workforce through Retirement“GAO is recommending that NASA take steps aimed at better positioning the agency to sustain […]
What Bryan O'Connor Did and Did Not Say
Editor’s note: I guess I shouldn’t rely on news reports to find out what someone actually said in a news conference – my fault, I could have participated – but […]
USA Today's Doomsday Scenario
The mission NASA hopes won’t happen, USA Today“Such a mercy mission would be dramatic, the most daring trip in the history of space exploration, but it could also force NASA […]
MOD Rallies The Troops
NASA MOD Internal Memo – Subject: Message to our partners“As many of you are aware, over the course of the last several months we have taken steps to refresh the […]
Farewell to Getaway Specials
[Notice: 05-045] RIN 2700-AC39: NASA Final Rule: Small Self-Contained Payloads (SSCPs)“Consistent with this new direction and the lack of future flight opportunities, NASA has determined that the SSCP program cannot […]
This Belongs in a Museum
Canton Park District receives gift from Nagel, Canton Daily Ledger“Former Canton resident, retired Air Force Colonel, and former NASA Astronaut Steve Nagel has secured a shuttle spacecraft tire for display […]
Discovery Moves Closer to Launch
– NASA Nearly Set to Resume Shuttle Flights, NY Times– Discovery launch a step closer, Houston Chronicle– NASA plans Discovery launch May 15, CNN
Confusion Over STS-114 RCC Surveys?
Editor’s note: the senders and recipients have been deleted from this email exchange.Comment from someone@nasa.gov familiar with this topic with regard to this email exchange: “we are 12 weeks or […]
Shuttle Preparation Tidbits
– STS-116: The Compability Review will be held on 22 February.– STS-117: Manifesting of FDRD will slip by 2 weeks to 31 March, but the Compatibility and Cargo Integration Reviews […]
