Re: after the next accident...

On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:05:23 GMT, Fred J. McCall <fmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

George Evans <georgee3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:in article 1151760091.723824.195300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Bob Haller
:at hallerb@xxxxxxx wrote on 7/1/06 6:21 AM:
:
:> Griffin is the first admin to over rule the experts and say
:> launch anyway lets play the odds..........
:
:Why are the engineers the experts? They are not any more educated.

But they are *differently* educated. Who are you going to believe
about the risks of a complex system; folks whose training and
expertise is in building and analyzing complex systems or folks whose
training and expertise is in managing large organizations?

Hmmm. These guys look suspiciously like engineers to me - see experts from
their NASA biographies below:



Hale earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rice
University in 1976, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
Purdue University in 1978.

Hale began his career with NASA in 1978 as a propulsion officer in the
Propulsion Systems Section, Flight Control Division of Flight Operations at the
Johnson Space Center.

Hale served as a flight director in Mission Control for 41 Space Shuttle
missions.


Griffin received a bachelor's degree in Physics from Johns Hopkins University;
a master's degree in aerospace science from Catholic University of America; a
Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland; a master's
degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California; a
master's degree in applied physics from Johns Hopkins University

A registered professional engineer in Maryland and California, Griffin is a
member of the National Academy of Engineering and the International Academy of
Astronautics, an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA), a fellow of the American Astronautical Society, and a
member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers..

Earlier in his career, Griffin served as chief engineer and as associate
administrator for Exploration at NASA

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