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After Ten Years: A Few Words from Admiral Gehman
I’d like to interrupt my personal recollections of the Columbia accident and its aftermath to give a few words from Admiral Gehman. You might as well know that there are still people out there who will tell you the CAIB … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia Accident, Organizational Culture, Program Management, Safety Culture
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After Ten Years: Flying A Mature Vehicle – Or Not
“The Space Shuttle is an experimental vehicle with an operational mission” – NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Michael Kostelnik, 2004 The Space Shuttle system was under development for 13 years and then actually flew in space for over 30 years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia Accident, conventional wisdom, Organizational Culture
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