Space shuttle safety : update on NASA's progress in revitalizing the shuttle workforce and making safety upgrades /

In August 2000 NASA ended its workforce downsizing for the space shuttle program. It has made progress in revitalizing the program's workforce, but continues to face considerable challenges. NASA has not yet fully defined plans for safety and supportability upgrades, and there are concerns with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Li, Allen
Corporate Authors:	United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, United States. General Accounting Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. General Accounting Office, [2001]
Series:	Testimony ; GAO-01-1122 T.
Subjects:	Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) > Personnel management. Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) > Officials and employees > Planning. United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Personnel management. United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Planning. Space shuttles > Safety appliances > United States > Planning.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS47026

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Summary:	In August 2000 NASA ended its workforce downsizing for the space shuttle program. It has made progress in revitalizing the program's workforce, but continues to face considerable challenges. NASA has not yet fully defined plans for safety and supportability upgrades, and there are concerns with the technical maturity and potential cost growth of particular projects.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 5, 2003). "For release ... September 6, 2001." "Before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate." Paper version available from: General Accounting Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. Electronic resource.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 2/5/03: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d011122t.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.