The Nation - News from Sept. 11, 1986
NASA met another recommendation of the Challenger accident investigation commission by naming a safety panel to monitor all manned space program activities. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the panel will promote flight safety for all space programs and assist program managers. Astronaut Bryan O’Connor, pilot of the shuttle Atlantis last November, will direct the panel and report to George Rodney, a former test pilot named July 8 to head NASA’s new Office of Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance.
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