Cocaine found in shuttle work area, NASA says, Space.com “NASA is investigating how a small amount of cocaine ended up in a space shuttle hangar at the agency’s Florida spaceport. […]
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Posted inISS News
How Quickly We Forget
Stage now set for grand human space flight plan, Opinion, Lou Friedman, Houston Chronicle “We don’t know yet what the Obama administration has in mind for NASA or how it […]
Posted inISS News
Forgetting (Or Not Knowing) What NASA Has Done
Keith’s note: I just got a media advisory from Griffin Marketing (the folks behind the Coalition for Space Exploration) offering an interview opportunity with “Thomas Pickens, III, Chairman of the […]
Posted inCommercialization
USA: Looking For Ways To Hang On
NASA shuttle contractor cancels merit raises for all employees, Orlando Sentinel “United Space Alliance, NASA’s main shuttle contractor, told employees today that it will be cancelingmerit payraisesacross the company next […]
Posted inPersonnel News
KSC Job Loss Update
NASA KSC Center Director Robert Cabana Internal Memo: Seas of Change “The Shuttle program is going to come to an end in the not too distant future. We are already […]
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ATK Layoffs Begin
ATK issues pink slips to 420; another 130 resign voluntarily, AP “Alliant Techsystems Inc. handed pink slips to 420 of its Utah employees on Tuesday, the result of reduced federal […]
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KSC Layoffs Begin
Space Coast sees first big round of KSC layoffs, Orlando Sentinel “The first round of what are expected to be thousands of layoffs of space-program workers starts today, Friday,with 258 […]
Posted inShuttle News
Valery Ryumin's comments at the STS-86 FRR (Flight Readiness Review) 12 September 1997
As you know, the Mir station is currently in its twelfth year on orbit, and of course all of its systems are operating beyond their intended service life. Our philosophy […]
Posted inShuttle News 1997-2003
Stafford Task Force Fact-Finding Meeting Denver, CO July 23-24, 1997 Meeting Summary
General Stafford gave a general introduction and thanked members for attending. He stressed the importance of the upcoming safety and operational readiness assessment for STS-86. General Stafford explained that he […]
Posted inSafety
Charlie Harlan's Thoughts on Spaceflight Safety
June 29, 1997 Mr. Frederick D. Gregory Associate Administrator for Safety and Mission Assurance NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20564-0001 Dear Fred: Thank you so much for the kind words in […]