Re: Shuttle Ops in a Post-9/11 world


"Pad Rat" <kekeller@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yeah, I know what you mean. That photo was taken from just outside my
> office, to which a SWATter had paid a brief visit just a bit earlier
> ("just checking on which way you're pointing your bazooka" - no,
> really, his words).
>
> I wonder if anyone gives any thought to the fact that these
> astro-people drive home from work every day without armed coverage? So
> why, then, do they feel the need for a strong armed presence within the
> confines of a secured facility?

I forgot to add that the presence of armed security guards is not new. When
I first attended an astronaut walkout back around 1990, there were SWAT guys
standing around, too. I also recall a coworker's story about security guards
with shotguns on the roof of an OPF during roll-over to the VAB. That was
back in the early 80s.

The security's not new, but it does seem kind of ridiculous.


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