US Dwelling of Representatives Columbia Accident Documents

The next are some of the statements made by Representatives regarding the loss of the Dwelling Shuttle Columbia.

PRESS RELEASE
Date Launched: Saturday, February 01, 2003
Dwelling Science Committee

Boehlert Assertion on Dwelling Shuttle Columbia Tragedy

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Dwelling Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) on the fresh time released the next assertion on the Dwelling Shuttle Columbia tragedy:

 “We’re in a interval of national mourning.  Our prayers are dedicated to the fearless crew of the Columbia and their households.  We’re reminded again that our nation’s astronauts volunteer to set themselves in scenarios of inherent anxiousness and that we take their efforts too great for granted. 

“At the identical time, in the wake of this opposed match, NASA and the Congress must work together in the present day to initiate essentially the most complete and thorough investigation that it is probably going you’ll per chance well mediate of in search of all of the info.”

PRESS RELEASE
Date Launched: Saturday, February 01, 2003
Derive. Rohrabacher

Rohrabacher Reacts to Loss of Dwelling Shuttle Columbia

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) mourns the loss of Columbia’s crew. Our ideas and prayers inch out to the households of the Columbia Dwelling Shuttle crew. Right here’s a horrific loss for the nation to boot to the enviornment, but we are going to be in a position to construct up to peaceable no longer neglect the final sacrifice eventually dwelling exploration requires of males and girls who are dedicated to pushing the boundaries. We must no longer lose test up on of the truth that our continued drive to the stars serves as a tribute to of us who originate that sacrifice in the name of humanity. 

Earlier on the fresh time, NASA officials reported that the households of Columbia’s crew’s accumulate a straightforward expect of of our dwelling program: gather out what took place, fix it, and pass on. Nobody may well per chance suppose it any better. Now may well per chance well be the time for the Administration and Congress to back the efforts of Sean O’Keefe and the lawful of us of NASA to investigate the occasions that led up to on the fresh time’s tragedy. 

As soon as the articulate is recognized, we must obtain spellbinding on this enormous sail as fleet as that it is probably going you’ll per chance well mediate of. We must proceed to assemble original ways to making improvements to our dwelling program by discovering original innovative applied sciences. We must kind this for our nation, our children, and for the households of Columbia’s crew.

PRESS RELEASE
Date Launched: Sunday, February 02, 2003
Derive. Dave Weldon

Derive. Weldon Assertion on the Dwelling Shuttle Columbia Accident

Kennedy Dwelling Heart, FL —U.S. Congressman Dave Weldon (FL-15) released the next assertion in the wake of the Dwelling Shuttle Columbia accident.

I mourn the loss of 7 fearless males and girls on the fresh time. These devoted pioneers — Commander -Rick Husband, Pilot-William McCool, Payload Commander – Michael Anderson, Specialist – Kalpana Chawla, Specialist – David Brown, Specialist – Laurel Clark and Specialist – Ilan Ramon — gave their lives in the name of science and exploration. Right here’s a tragic day for The united states, for Israel, and for the enviornment and we are going to be in a position to with no sign of ending be of their debt.

Whereas we must learn the trigger of this tragedy, and I do know NASA shall be working diligently to kind so, we must no longer let this deter our exploration efforts. We shall be in a position to construct up to peaceable never retreat from our development in dwelling exploration.

We can reevaluate, alternatively, how we conduct our human dwelling flight operations, we are going to be in a position to reexamine our processes, and we are going to be in a position to assemble out strategies to originate dwelling flight safer. Then we are going to be in a position to return to dwelling. I mediate the crew of Columbia would expect of nothing much less.

“I’d quiz all Americans, and, indeed, everybody around the enviornment, to retain the households, associates, and colleagues of these fearless astronauts to your ideas and prayers. Their contribution to opening the frontier is per chance no longer forgotten,” acknowledged Derive. Weldon.

The next are some of the listening to charters, listening to transcripts, and opening statements for some of the many Dwelling Committee on Science hearings regarding Columbia.

Dwelling Committee on Science Subcommittee on Dwelling and Aeronautics and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation—Joint Hearing on Dwelling Shuttle Columbia

This files used to be on the starting up situated on the Dwelling Committee on Science Subcommittee on Dwelling and Aeronautics, 108th Congress – 1st Session Web set and on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s internet set.

• Hearing Charter
• Hearing Transcript
• Senator McCain’s Opening Assertion
• Representative Boehlert’s Opening Assertion
• Representative Rohrabacher’s Opening Assertion
• NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Assertion

Plump Committee Hearing on NASA’s FY 2004 Funds Interrogate

This files used to be on the starting up situated on the Dwelling Committee on Science Plump Committee Hearing 108th Congress – 1st Session internet set.

• Hearing Charter
• Representative Boehlert’s Opening Assertion
• Representative Corridor’s Opening Assertion
• NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Assertion

Plump Committee Hearing on The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Picture

This files used to be on the starting up situated on the Dwelling Committee on Science Plump Committee Hearing 108th Congress – 1st Session internet set.

• Hearing Charter
• Excerpts from the CAIB Picture
• Executive Abstract
• Representative Boehlert’s Opening Assertion

• NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Assertion

Plump Committee Hearing on NASA’s Response to the Columbia Picture

This files used to be on the starting up situated on the Dwelling Committee on Science Plump Committee Hearing 108th Congress – 1st Session internet set.

• Hearing Charter
• Representative Boehlert’s Opening Assertion
• NASA Administrator O’Keefe’s Opening Assertion

Plump Committee Hearing on NASA’s Organizational and Management Challenges in the Wake of the Columbia Catastrophe

This files used to be on the starting up situated on the Dwelling Committee on Science Plump Committee Hearing 108th Congress – 1st Session internet set.

• Hearing Charter
• Representative Boehlert’s Opening Assertion
• Opening Assertion of Admiral Bowman, Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion (Naval Reactors) Program
• Opening Assertion of Admiral Sullivan, Deputy Commander for Ship Plan Integration and Engineering for the Naval Sea Systems Characterize
• Opening Assertion of Mr. Johnson, Vice President for Dwelling Originate Operations for the Aerospace Company
• Opening Assertion of Ms. Grubbe, Corporate Director for Safety and Successfully being at Dupont