NASA Plan Lists What’s Needed to Begin Flights
Seven months after the Columbia tragedy, NASA has come up with a “return to flight” plan for future shuttle missions -- one that envisions a resumption of flights as early as March.
The 78-page report offers a detailed look at the steps the space agency is taking, and plans to take, after the Feb. 1 accident to comply with the recommendations from the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
The plan, to be released today, lists a number of improvements being made, including ways to encourage employees to “express dissenting views.”
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