tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post3640431589807929586..comments2023-04-01T13:39:24.156-07:00Comments on RocketsAndSuch: Feeding the Tigers.Rocket Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109496878476775729noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-27761179841662077432009-01-03T23:33:00.000-08:002009-01-03T23:33:00.000-08:00I think this is a simple matter of NASA dumping so...I think this is a simple matter of NASA dumping something very unpleasant at a time when no one will be paying much attention. There's never a good time to release something like this, but the holidays is maybe the worst for the families. This is a time when you're missing lost family members most. The spare the kids questions at school thing is touching but absurd given IM and Facebook. They're going to face questions whether they're at school or not. What era do these NASA guys live in, anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-449372101990736212009-01-01T16:56:00.000-08:002009-01-01T16:56:00.000-08:00Just wait and see how the report is used with Cong...Just wait and see how the report is used with Congress. Then we'll see who is right about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-80836723127650236372009-01-01T12:59:00.000-08:002009-01-01T12:59:00.000-08:00Actually I see the present performance of senior N...Actually I see the present performance of senior NASA management as a simple, clear extension of the tragic behavior that led to Columbia's destruction. Columbia was a nearly linear extension of the entrenched organization-think that caused Challenger. The next administrator would do well to think hard about his team, their organization and the de facto principles that guide their everyday behavior. This is not a harmonious situation that will lead to great things. These are small teams occasionally succeeding despite the infighting, political manipulations and ego-maniacal tantrums that act as huge brakes to them. <BR/><BR/>The new guys should open their eyes to teams that are really doing great things for small money. Not the reverse- as is typical with the ARES/Constellation swamp. The return on investment at NASA could be hugely amplified by some simple pruning of losers. Even IF this angers some Alabama congress critters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-30946492474373691282009-01-01T07:32:00.000-08:002009-01-01T07:32:00.000-08:00Wrong. Flat-out wrong. The report was largely comp...Wrong. Flat-out wrong. The report was largely complete earlier in the year, and at that time was scheduled for release "sometime in the fall". <BR/><BR/>About the only "political" consideration I can see affecting the release (beyond respect for the families, repeatedly stressed by the investigation team) was that it might have been done hastily to get it out before the end of the calendar year. Big deal. <BR/><BR/>How exactly is the release of this report supposed to help Mike Griffin in his quest to keep his job, anyway? I don't see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-3701211655867583312008-12-31T16:50:00.000-08:002008-12-31T16:50:00.000-08:00What decision on D Street?Happy New Year BTW!What decision on D Street?<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year BTW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-37140409326836568612008-12-31T16:43:00.000-08:002008-12-31T16:43:00.000-08:00Rocket Man,Why are no authors listed? I know who s...Rocket Man,<BR/><BR/>Why are no authors listed? I know who started the SCSIIT and some of the team members (the team office was 229 or 239 - the one with the lock - in JSC B17). I supplied some of the diagrams used. Last I heard Marsha was trying to squelch the report and the team for misappropriating the word crew as well as some other things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-9769288744326896092008-12-31T14:42:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:42:00.000-08:00wow. Lot's of thoughts on this but I will leave it...wow. Lot's of thoughts on this but I will leave it to just one. "a shady astronaut's petition". Do you refer to the letter from Neil Armstrong.<BR/>What would motivate Neil Armstrong, long out of the business, to send such a letter if it was not his true belief? <BR/>Your entire post is about "motivations". What is Neil Armstrong's motive to advocate for a NASA Administrator?Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935941334583873143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-62545174184723955152008-12-31T14:20:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:20:00.000-08:00Having read thru the report, I have to say that it...Having read thru the report, I have to say that it is a relevant and important document from a historical perspective and a learning experience for future missions. I don't think the report itself has any political agenda.<BR/><BR/>There's always the question of the report's timing, and it would be interesting to note how long it took to prepare the report. An exhaustive report such as this couldn't have been pulled together overnight. The question is whether NASA sat on the report long after it was completed.<BR/><BR/>The Columbia crew survivability report has historical precedent. A separate report was released on the crew survivability after the Rogers Commission had concluded its investigation of the Challenger disaster.Mr. Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537371901494918449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673435362400368888.post-53138012095594945562008-12-31T11:44:00.000-08:002008-12-31T11:44:00.000-08:00I agree whole heartedly. The release of this repor...I agree whole heartedly. The release of this report is no more than PR for the retirement of the shuttle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com