Shuttle News

14 November 2004: Fears rise over cuts, shuttle schedule, Orlando Sentinel“Nearly two years after the Columbia disaster, some NASA managers fear that cost-cutting measures and pressure to resume shuttle launches […]

26 October 2004: Letter to the NASA Space Shuttle Team From Wayne Hale on Risk“Everybody knows that there are ultimate risks in space flight. Some among us believe so strongly […]

Extending Human Presence into the Solar System: An Independent Study for The Planetary Society“Stage 1 features the development of a new crew exploration vehicle (CEV), the completion of the International […]

Editor’s note: Stories continue to circulate around Washington that NASA is planning to limit the number of remaining space shuttle flights to 10 and that it is considering even further […]

1 October 2004: NASA PRCB CR: S042013EW Update the Launch Dates, NASA JSC Editor’s note: Wayne Hale signed this CR (Change Request) on 1 October 2004 and forwarded it to […]

6 October 2004: Former NASA Inspector Accused of Lying About Shuttle Checks Before and After Columbia Disaster, AP“Billy T. Thornton falsified records about 83 Discovery inspections over nine days from […]

28 September 2004: NASA OIG: Final Memorandum on Government Mandatory Inspections for Solid Rocket Booster Bolt Catchers Assignment Number A-04-003-00 Number IG-04-024“We found that the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) […]

3 October 2004: STS-300 Flight Requirements Document“This document defines explicitly, or by reference, the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) authorized requirements to be implemented on the STS-300 Launch on Need (LON) […]

20 September 2004: NASA Image of Space Shuttle Columbia Debris Recently Found, SpaceRef“A piece of Space Shuttle Columbia, now identified as being Window No. 8 was recently found in Angelina […]

17 September 2004: NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report“Processing activities associated with orbiter Thermal Protection System (TPS) tiles are scheduled to begin Monday. Following the move of the second floor […]