The 1,000th shuttle engine test at Stennis Space Center:
Thursday, August 17th 2006, marked the 1000th test for the shuttles
main engines at stennis space center which is a great example of the
many "not-so-little things" that make a safe space program for
flight crews through long term safety and reliability testing.
tom

The following quote is from the npr radio interview of David
Throckmorton by Robert Siegel.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5671711
"The way we insure safety and reliability is test, test, test"
David Throckmorton Deputy Director stated, from the Stennis Space
Center."