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NASA to Release Return to Flight Plan on Monday
By Jim Banke
Senior Producer,
posted: 02:30 pm ET
04 September 2003
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's formal response in writing to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) report will be released to the public on Monday, space agency officials said Thursday. NASA's Return to Flight Implementation Plan will focus on the agency's plans to meet the findings and recommendations of the CAIB report, but it's not clear to what level of detail the plan will answer questions about schedule and budget. The plan has been in development for several weeks and will be released to the public via NASA's main web site by 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) Monday. Later, at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) Monday, NASA space flight chief William Readdy, shuttle program manager Bill Parsons and return to flight planning team leader Jim Halsell will conduct a news conference to discuss the plan. SPACE.com will provide a live feed of the event on NASA TV. The release of the plan will mark a milestone for NASA since the Feb.1 tragedy in that the agency's attention now will fully turn to looking forward and resuming shuttle flights, perhaps in mid 2004. While members of Congress already have promised to study very carefully NASA's response to the CAIB report, an independent set of eyes is already in place to determine if NASA is meeting the return to flight requirements. The Stafford-Covey Task Group, led by former astronauts Tom Stafford and Dick Covey, will meet in Houston next week to consider the plan and continue its assessment of NASA's efforts to get back flying again.
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