Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Will Investigate What Went Wrong With Orbiting Carbon
Observatory Launch
NASA has selected all the members of the board that will
investigate the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon
Observatory on February 24. Rick Obenschain, deputy director at
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, will lead the
mishap investigation board.
The board consists of four other voting members:
- Jose Caraballo, safety manager at NASA's Langley Research
Center in Hampton, VA
- Patricia Jones, acting chief of the Human Systems Integration
Division in the Exploration Technology Directorate at NASA's Ames
Research Center at Moffett Field, CA
- Richard Lynch, Aerospace Systems Engineering, Goddard Space
Flight Center
- Dave Sollberger, deputy chief engineer of the NASA Launch
Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- The ex officio member is Ruth Jones, Safety and Mission
Assurance manager at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Ala. The ex officio member assures board activity
conforms to NASA procedural requirements.
The board began its investigation March 3. The members will
gather information, analyze the facts and identify the failure's
cause or causes and contributing factors. The board will make
recommendations for actions to prevent a similar incident.
As ANN reported, the Orbiting Carbon
Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 1:55 am PST
liftoff February 24 from California's Vandenberg Air Force
Base.
More News
Aero Linx: Model Aeronautical Association of Australia MAAA clubs are about fun flying, camaraderie and community. For over 75 years, the MAAA has been Australia’s largest fl>[...]
Touchdown Zone Lighting Two rows of transverse light bars located symmetrically about the runway centerline normally at 100 foot intervals. The basic system extends 3,000 feet alon>[...]
“Discovery and innovation are central to our mission at Virgin Galactic. We’re excited to build on our successful record of facilitating scientific experiments in subor>[...]
How To Get A Story On Aero-TV News/Feature Programming How do I submit a story idea or lead to Aero-TV? If you would like to submit a story idea or lead, please contact Jim Campbel>[...]
Student Pilot Reported That During Rotation, “All Of A Sudden The Back Of The Plane Kicked To The Right..." Analysis: The student pilot reported that during rotation, “>[...]