Griffin Says Shuttle Is Ready, In Spite Of Safety Panel
Report
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin Thursday announced the space
shuttle Discovery is ready to fly on July 13th -- even though an
advisory panel headed by two former astronauts found the space
agency has yet to meet three of 15 safety recommendations laid out
by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
Company Recruits USAF Reserve Major as Chief Mission
Commander
David Lessick, an Air Force Reserve Major, has been recruited by
AeraSpaceTours as the Chief Mission Commander of the Altairis
Rocket which will begin taking passengers into space in 2006. In
this role, the company says he will follow in the footsteps of the
other pioneer-astronauts and test pilots who made the dream of
space flight possible for a fortunate few.
Scientists Celebrate 50 Years Of G-Force Research At Qinetiq's
Farnborough Facility
An official celebration to mark the 50th Anniversary of the
Farnborough man-carrying centrifuge, formerly part of the world
famous Royal Air Force (RAF) Institute of Aviation Medicine (IAM)
took place at QinetiQ's centrifuge site on Tuesday 21st June.
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