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I was the one who could have -- should have and could have owned that story in a way that potentially even might have changed the course of events. i definitely failed at my job. just like they failed at theirs. and so, im part of the problem. [ applause ] -ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. - in 2010, the space shuttle, after nearly 30 years of duty, will be retired from service. -the minute columbia evaporated over texas, the shuttle program was ready to be retired. that...

I had put together a report about the foam loss and the damage to the solid rocket booster. and i presented the case that said, "that amount of foam, that mass, in one chunk coming off shuttle atlantis -- this was the vehicle telling us something is wrong, heres your warning." at risk of being insubordinate, i said to the heads of the shuttle program sitting around the centre table, i was adamant at that meeting, "either fix the problem or dont fly an external tank on the next launch, which is i...

Nasas golden prime contract tractor for so many years during the shuttle program, was going to beat spacexs crew dragon to flying astronauts to the international space station. so many nasa astronauts back then wanted to be assigned the boeing missions, not spacex, that clearly turned out to be dead wrong. i mean, since then, spacexs flown 13 crewed missions to the international space hey, station, boeing starliner, still has yet to get off the ground. so yes not what boeing wanted, but this cou...

While nasa is saying its nothing, some engineers believe there may be some concern. What if i had done that . I was the one who could have should have and could have owned that story in a way that potentially even might have changed the course of events. I definitely failed at my job. Just like they failed at theirs. And so, im part of the problem. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. In 2010, the space shuttle, after nearly 30 years of duty, will be retired fro...

Late october of 2002, after sts112 atlantis, i went to a meeting about that flight. I had put together a report about the Foam Loss and the damage to the solid rocket booster. And i presented the case that said, that amount of foam, that mass, in one chunk coming off Shuttle Atlantis this was the vehicle telling us something is wrong, heres your warning. At risk of being insubordinate, i said to the heads of the Shuttle Program sitting around the centre table, i was adamant at that meeting, eith...

No more Shuttle Program. They died. What did he what did they accomplish . There was not a lot positive at that point in time. The legacy of columbia must carry on. The shuttles chief purpose over the next several years will be to help Finish Assembly of the international Space Station. This could easily have just stopped cold, but we made a decision to continue this Exploration Quest that they just gave their lives for. 2, 1. Booster ignition. And Lift Off of the Space Shuttle Discovery returni...

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