Re: Wow

[John Paul Davis <johnd at antioch-college_edu>]

More on NASA bungling:

http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,887236,00.html

"Yesterday Nelson told The Observer that he feared the Columbia disaster 
was the culmination of 'disastrous mismanagement' by Nasa's most senior 
officials and would inevitably lead to the moratorium he was calling for.

'I became concerned about safety issues in Nasa after Challenger. I 
think what happened is that very slowly over the years Nasa's culture of 
safety became eroded.

'But when I tried to raise my concerns with Nasa's new administrator, I 
received two reprimands for not going through the proper channels, which 
discouraged other people from coming forward with their concerns. When 
it came to an argument between a middle-ranking engineer and the 
astronauts and administration, guess who won.

'One of my biggest complaints has been that we should have been looking 
for ways to develop crew escape modules, which Nasa has constantly 
rejected.'

His claims emerged against a background of growing concern over the 
management of safety issues by Nasa."

- John

np: "Getaway Car" - Audioslave



-- 
John Paul Davis
Center for Community Learning
Antioch College
http://www.antioch-college.edu/ccl

++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ned Flanders: Let's just agree to disagree
Principal Skinner: I don't agree to that
Mrs. Krabapple: Me neither
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.johnpauldavis.org


---------------
Unsubscribe by going to http://www.actwin.com/OtR/