Columbia Accident Board Preliminary Recommendations

fwc writes "The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) has released some preliminary recommendations to NASA - To do a better job at inspecting the leading edge of the shuttle's wings, and also to ensure that pictures of the orbiter are taken while in orbit. More recommendations are to follow in the full report which is expected in June. More detailed information on the recommendations are at space.com and spaceflightnow.com. NASA Administrator O'Keefe seems optimistic that they will be able to return the shuttle fleet to flight by the end of the year since there has been no show-stopping problems which have been discovered during the investigation."

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Reminds me of something I saw here..

[ackthpt]

Columbia Accident Board Preliminary Recommendations

Reminds me of something I saw here..

The president, when presented with the findings, gave it much serious thought and consideration then recommended drilling for oil in Alaska.

Anyone else notice another attempt to sneak that through in the last few weeks.

Re:Interesting thought: Build new shuttles!

[Angry White Guy]

Tom Corbett? Man that's going back! (If you /.'ers just said WTF, click HERE)
I'm not sure if my life is worth setting, but the point is, as a massive show of force, the U.S. sent everything they had available to 'liberate' Iraq, which, after they dropped more than the required amount of very expensive bombs in their shock and awe campaign, they had way too many troops running around that they had to feed, transport, and supervise.

ANd if I took anything personally on this blog, I wouldn't have used this nick, and I probably would have killed myself after the first flame war. And it is a crappy Friday here too, but it's better than work.