Sept 15 - Hispanic Heritage Month
Safety is a 'One NASA' Endeavor

The investigation of the Columbia tragedy revealed the need for NASA to improve its ability to verify engineering and safety standards; share technical information, practices and talent; and independently assess the ability to achieve mission success.

To this end, Administrator O'Keefe in July announced the establishment of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC). As chartered, the NESC will provide independent technical expertise to evaluate problems and supplement safety and engineering activities for Agency programs and projects.

That's a big order. It's also a stimulating "One NASA" opportunity.

"The NESC will draw on the engineering talents of the best minds across the Agency's 10 field centers," said Langley Director Roy D. Bridges, Jr.

Administrator O'Keefe has tasked Bridges with the development and start-up of the NESC.

"Roy's experience as an aviator and shuttle pilot and his intimate knowledge of the intricate Shuttle system and other advanced aerospace systems make him the right person to lead this critical initiative," said Sean O'Keefe.

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*To understand and protect our home planet
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*To inspire the next generation of explorers
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In observance and in celebration marking a century of flight in 2003, Goddard News features a historical NASA flight tidbit. This Month in History: On Sept. 11, 1993 Shuttle flight STS 51 was launched at 7:45 a.m. EDT. Crewmembers Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. William F. Readdy, James H. Newman, Daniel W. Bursch and Carle E. Walz deployed two payloads: Advanced communications Technology Satellite and Orbiting and Retrievable far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrograph-Shuttle Pallet Satellite (OERFEUS-SPAS), the first in series of ASTRO-SPAS astronomical missions. Mission duration: 20 hours, 11 minutes, 11 seconds. For more information on STS-51 visit: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/
kscpao/chron/sts-51.htm

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