Re: next shuutle flight fall 2006

John Doe <jdoe@xxxxxxx> wrote in news:438FBD8F.FAFDD713@xxxxxxx:

> "Jorge R. Frank" wrote:
>> It would have been a major budgetary hit, if NASA completely
>> fulfilled the intent of CAIB R9.2-1 (go read it some time - doing
>> what they recommend would cost billions).
>
> Would total money outlay be changed ?

Yes.

> Or just a question of moving
> paper around to allow workers to work on re-certifying a shuttle
> instead of working on a major modification/maintenance of an orbiter
> (which isn't needed since shuttles aren't flying).

No. The workers doing the major mods are technicians, while re-
certification is an engineering/managerial task. Different people would be
doing the jobs. The only way to keep the budget constant during that
process would be to lay off the technicians, in which case the workforce
would be disrupted and you'd have a difficult time hiring them back when
it's time to fly again.

> We're not talking about flying the shuttle to 2020, but extending it
> until sometime in 2015 or less, time enough to complete full assembly
> of the station.

In that case, NASA should simply waive CAIB R9.2-1 and keep flying. The
CAIB simply didn't want NASA flying the shuttle to 2020 without re-
certification, and picked 2010 as a nice (if totally arbitrary) midpoint.

> Isn't re-certification similar to a major maintenance and modification
> period in tersm of work to be done on the orbiter itself ?

No, not in the slightest. Read the recommendation.

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