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- NASA gives go-ahead for Discovery launch October 23
- WASHINGTON AFP — NASA on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for the October 23 launch of the space shuttle Discovery, despite an independent panel's recommendation to first replace three thermal tiles on the shuttle. After a four-hour debate, "the Flight Readiness Review board decided we were in an acceptable risk...
- Research articles 2007-10-16
- Daring Hubble repair plan awaits 'go'
- For 2 1/2 years, top NASA officials have fretted over whether to send astronauts to revive the critically ill Hubble Space Telescope. The answer comes today, when NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announces whether the space shuttle will pay a service call to Hubble. If Griffin says yes, a flight to...
- Research articles 2006-10-31
- Alliant to make repair kits to patch any shuttle holes
- Alliant Techsystems Inc., the sole maker of the solid rocket motors used on the space shuttle, said it will make repair kits that could patch a hole in the edge of the spacecraft's wing, a situation that doomed the Columbia shuttle two years ago. The National Aeronautics and...
- Research articles 2005-01-15
- Beyond the widget; Columbia accident lessons affirmed
- Editorial Abstract: Circumstances surrounding the loss of the space shuttle Columbia affirm multiple lessons that emerged from analyses of similar tragedies of the past 40 years. General Deal takes a hard look at the findings of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board so that senior leaders of other high-risk operations can...
- Research articles 2004-06-22
- Columbia disaster was start of shuttles' end
- WASHINGTON -- When the space shuttle Columbia fell to Earth in pieces one year ago Sunday, it ended more than the lives of the seven astronauts on board. It prompted a dramatic rethinking about where the United States should be going in space -- and, in the process, marked the...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- Shuttle crew could have fixed wing, papers say
- WASHINGTON -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts could have climbed out of the Columbia's air hatch and inspected its damaged left wing if one of them had used the other as a ladder, according to documents released Tuesday by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. The documents -- hundreds...
- Research articles 2003-10-30
- NASA awaits 'roadmap' report
- WASHINGTON -- Bracing for a highly critical Columbia accident report, NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe is telling space workers the investigation board's rebuke of key management decisions should be viewed as a roadmap for safe return to orbit -- not as a "personal affront." One member of the Columbia...
- Research articles 2003-08-26
- Investigators say flawed NASA culture led to Columbia accident
- WASHINGTON -- A long-term relaxation of safety vigilance at NASA culminated in the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven- member crew, investigators said today, warning that without sweeping changes, "the scene is set for another accident." The space agency lacks "effective checks and balances, does...
- Research articles 2003-08-26
- Report says NASA doomed Columbia
- WASHINGTON -- NASA's overconfident management and inattention to safety doomed Columbia every bit as much as the chunk of foam that struck the shuttle with deadly force, investigators concluded Tuesday. Without drastic changes, they said, another disaster is likely. In a scathing 248-page report coming almost seven months...
- Research articles 2003-08-27
- NASA officials expect deeply critical report
- WASHINGTON -- Brac-ing for a highly critical Columbia accident report, NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe is telling space workers the investigation board's rebuke of key management decisions should be viewed as a roadmap for safe return to orbit -- not as a "personal affront." One member of the...
- Research articles 2003-08-26
- Scathing report points finger at NASA's 'blind spot'
- WASHINGTON -- NASA's overconfident management and inattention to safety doomed Columbia every bit as much as the chunk of foam that struck the shuttle with deadly force, investigators concluded Tuesday. Without drastic changes, they said, another disaster is likely. In a scathing 248-page report coming almost seven...
- Research articles 2003-08-27
- Numerous Changes Re...uired to Meet Goal of Space Shuttle Launch in Spring.
- By Tony Freemantle, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 27--The board investigating the shuttle Columbia accident said Tuesday NASA could start flying as soon as it addresses safety, technical and managerial problems. Exactly when that will be remains...
- Research articles 2003-08-27
- Panel: Digital imaging key to mission safety
- Space shuttles should be equipped with digital cameras that can transmit high-resolution pictures of the orbiter and its propellant tank during critical moments in future missions, according to the latest recommendation of the board investigating the Columbia disaster, released Wednesday. The board said NASA shuttle managers should...
- Research articles 2003-07-31
- 'Clearly There Is a Problem Here'
- This week, NASA announced a sweeping new set of safety standards for its shuttle program aimed at protecting astronauts against problems that may occur in future launches. The agency also created an independent safety center at its Langley Research Center. But is that enough to restore confidence in the National...
- Research articles 2003-07-18
- Aging shuttles vulnerable to accidents, study says
- WASHINGTON -- Even if NASA corrects the problem that doomed the Columbia, the agency is likely to lose more shuttles before the fleet reaches its planned retirement date of 2020, according to the draft of a study done for the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. "Given uncertainties about the...
- Research articles 2003-07-17
- Nasa management blamed for shuttle crash
- NASA's management and safety regime was as responsible for the Columbia shuttle disaster as the piece of foam that struck the wing of the spacecraft on take-off, investigators have claimed. Seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas on February 1 as it re-entered...
- Research articles 2003-07-13
- Management errors cited as key factor in disaster
- and John Schwartz WASHINGTON -- Management failure at NASA was as important in the destruction of the shuttle and the loss of its crew as the chunk of foam that knocked a hole in the orbiter's wing, the chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board said on Friday....
- Research articles 2003-07-12
- Photo Might Have Shown Hole in Shuttle Wing, Investigators Say.
- By Gwyneth K. Shaw, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 13--WASHINGTON -- The size of the hole in the space shuttle Columbia's left wing was large enough that a spacewalking astronaut or satellite cameras might have seen it, investigators...
- Research articles 2003-07-13
- In-flight shuttle repair advocated
- The board investigating the Columbia accident strongly urged NASA on Friday to develop a system to enable astronauts to inspect and repair "the widest practicable range" of damage to shuttles while orbiting. The board didn't specify what changes should be made, but NASA officials and engineers already are...
- Research articles 2003-06-28
- E-Mail to Columbia Astronauts Indicated Foam-Hit 'Not Worth Mentioning'.
- By Bill Murphy, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 1--The crew of the shuttle Columbia didn't learn the craft had been struck by debris until a week into its mission, when NASA concluded "there is absolutely no concern" about re-entry,...
- Research articles 2003-07-01
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