Author Topic: NASA Issues Space Shuttle To Constellation Work Force Transition Report  (Read 1190 times)

Offline Chris Bergin

Oct. 8, 2008

Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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Michael Curie
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-199

NASA ISSUES SPACE SHUTTLE TO CONSTELLATION WORK FORCE TRANSITION REPORT

WASHINGTON -- NASA is releasing an updated version of the Work Force
Transition Strategy Report, which was delivered to Congress on
Wednesday. The report details the agency's plan to minimize job
losses while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Program to the
Constellation Program.

http://www.nasa.gov/transition

The initial report was submitted to Congress on March 31, 2008. The
next update will be submitted to Congress in spring 2009.

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Clever of nasa.gov to have an Ares I-X image from 2006 and the "April" launch date caption for such an important report.
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This report is not very good.  It says a lot without saying anything at all.  The "Workforce Synergy, etc" section is just.....lame.  The examples it sights are pitifull.  Fore example:

1.  Most NASA employees should be "multi-tasking" and working more than one thing anyway.  They should not be involved in the day-to-day stuff and as the ultimate "customer" should be making sure requirements are met with existing Programs and detailing what the requirements of Programs in work will be and not designing anything.  Anything else is a waste or resources and just drives up numbers of people working on any one thing in my opinion. 

2.  105 was powered up using a "paper-less" process.  Wow.  It was the same procedure, that will have nothing to do with Orion power-up, and was just online with a new system for the people that "buy-off" the steps.  This technology has existed for years. 

3.  The booster were stacked one segment at a time!  Well, this is the way it's always done. 

4.  "The first Constellation flight of Ares will be conducted by many contractor personnel from the Space Shuttle Workforce"  Who will do what and when?  Isn't that what this is supposed to answer?  Oh yeah, no mention of the little USA vs. ATK suite. 

5.  They use and highlight as a great accomplishment that a few of the many Fuel Cell engineers can work ECLSS on the new Program.  They don't mention that the way KSC is organized, most of them work ECLSS as well. 

There are other things as well but this whole thing just seems to be a farce.  It doesn't even mention or address, that I saw anyway, the schedule slips that have plauged Constellation as a whole since the last report was issued and what that really means. 
Enjoying viewing the forum a little better now by filtering certain users.

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