A Space & astronomy forum. SpaceBanter.com

Go Back   Home » SpaceBanter.com forum » Space Science » Space Shuttle
Site Map Home Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Releases Final Report



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old August 26th 03, 03:30 PM
Jacques van Oene
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Columbia Accident Investigation Board Releases Final Report

For Immediate Release
CAIB PA 40-03

Date: August 26, 2003


Contact: Laura Brown, 703-416-3532 or 281-467-8657


Columbia Accident Investigation Board Releases Final Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Columbia Accident Investigation Board today presented
its final report on the causes of the Feb. 1, 2003 Space Shuttle accident to
the White House, Congress and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.

The CAIB report concludes that while NASA's present Space Shuttle is not
inherently unsafe, a number of mechanical fixes are required to make the
Shuttle safer in the short term. The report also concludes that NASA's
management system is unsafe to manage the shuttle system beyond the short
term and that the agency does not have a strong safety culture.

The Board determined that physical and organizational causes played an equal
role in the Columbia accident - that the NASA organizational culture had as
much to do with the accident as the foam that struck the Orbiter on ascent.
The report also notes other significant factors and observations that may
help prevent the next accident.

The Board crafted the report to serve as a framework for a national debate
about the future of human space flight, but suggests that it is in the
nation's interest to replace the Shuttle as soon as possible as the primary
means for transporting humans to and from Earth orbit.

The Board makes 29 recommendations in the 248-page final report, including
15 return-to-flight recommendations that should be implemented before the
Shuttle Program returns to flight.

The report, which consists of 11 chapters grouped into three main sections,
was the result of a seven-month-long investigation by the CAIB's 13 board
members, more than 120 investigators, 400 NASA and contractor employees, and
more than 25,000 searchers who recovered Columbia's debris.

Over the next several weeks, the Board expects to publish several additional
volumes containing technical documents cited in the report or referenced as
part of the investigation, as well as transcripts of the board's public
hearings.

The report can be viewed on our website at: www.caib.us

Hard copies of the report or CDs can be obtained through NASA's Office of
Public Affairs at 202-358-1898.





--
----

Jacques :-)

Editor: www.spacepatches.info

------------------------------------------------------



 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Will Release Final Report on August 26, 2003 Jacques van Oene Space Shuttle 2 August 21st 03 11:37 PM
NASA IG issues letter to NASA administrator regarding observations on the independence of the Columbia accident investigation Board Jacques van Oene Space Shuttle 0 August 16th 03 12:21 PM
News: Families of Columbia crew await shuttle report.... Rusty Barton Space Shuttle 1 August 11th 03 11:24 PM
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Issues Preliminary Recommendation Five: On-Board Ascent Imaging Jacques van Oene Space Shuttle 5 August 2nd 03 11:28 PM
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Issues Preliminary Recommendation Four: Launch and Ascent Imaging Jacques van Oene Space Shuttle 0 July 1st 03 06:45 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:40 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 SpaceBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.