On Sep 14, 7:28*pm, JF Mezei wrote:
Brian Thorn wrote:
The "Safety Board" didn't order the end of Shuttle. They only said
NASA should do a complete recertification, down to the subsystem level
if NASA wanted to fly the Shuttle beyond 2010.

They gave all the ammunition needed for a politician to kill the
shuttle. So at the end of the day, they effectively killed the shuttle
even if the text of theirrecommendations doesn't explicitely kill it.

as of today could the shuttle get a reprieve?

keep the workforce together and restart production till a replacement
system is up and running