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“Time is of the essence as with each passing day we further debilitate the chain of production that keeps the finest human-rated heavy lift vehicle on earth flying until a successor to the Shuttle comes online,” wrote Posey in letters dated Monday. [...]In his letters, Posey also looked to pre-empt safety concerns about more shuttle flights. The team that investigated the Columbia accident said NASA should not fly the shuttle beyond 2010 unless it recertified the aging spacecraft. It is expected to be an expensive undertaking.“However, the highly skilled men and women who keep the Shuttle flying safely are required to perform such safety certifications each time the Shuttle flies. A full recertification could be readily accomplished by the workforce,” Posey wrote.
I disagree, robertross. It extends the Shuttle (which I oppose) and provides no funding for the extension.
Click on the first bill to show up (#1) which is American Space Access Act [H.R. 1962.IH].It's a REALLY GOOD read It's currently at the subcommittee level. It might be amended or dismissed, but it shows that at least they know the issues.
1) Is it common in US laws to first have a long list of more or less political justifications (section 2) before coming to the point of action (section 3)?
Quote from: OV-106 on 11/10/2009 07:13 pmQuote from: robertross on 11/10/2009 05:21 pmQuote from: OV-106 on 11/10/2009 04:44 pmCertification of what? Well for starters, 1. TPS tiles (production line & supplier cancelled, recent)2. Tires (known issue for a while)That is not certification. That is logistics supply chain, all of which are recoverable. I have no idea what you mean by tires.here:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16002.msg371314#msg371314Well, I said 'fall apart'. That is not to say it couldn't be put back together, far from it, but the time & expense to do that would be questionable.
Quote from: robertross on 11/10/2009 05:21 pmQuote from: OV-106 on 11/10/2009 04:44 pmCertification of what? Well for starters, 1. TPS tiles (production line & supplier cancelled, recent)2. Tires (known issue for a while)That is not certification. That is logistics supply chain, all of which are recoverable. I have no idea what you mean by tires.
Quote from: OV-106 on 11/10/2009 04:44 pmCertification of what? Well for starters, 1. TPS tiles (production line & supplier cancelled, recent)2. Tires (known issue for a while)
Certification of what?
Quote from: robertross on 11/10/2009 08:24 pmhere:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16002.msg371314#msg371314Well, I said 'fall apart'. That is not to say it couldn't be put back together, far from it, but the time & expense to do that would be questionable.Ok, I guess you know best. Thank you.
here:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16002.msg371314#msg371314Well, I said 'fall apart'. That is not to say it couldn't be put back together, far from it, but the time & expense to do that would be questionable.
With all the items on President Obama's plate, like Health Care, Afghanistan, and jobs, when will he make a decision on how NASA should proceed.The longer it takes Mr. Obama to make a decision, the more shuttle infrastructure will be lost and Ares I will continue to proceed as if nothing has changed from the original plan.This obviously will be money spent that may not have been spent on a particular item if Mr. Obama makes a decision sooner than later.