July 11, 2005

On this shuttle, safety is an obsession

A good writeup on the extra safety measures being taken for Wednesday's launch date from Christian Science Monitor. Here's a sample:
This is something new - even for the agency that landed astronauts on the moon. There will be more than 100 cameras on the ground, in the air, and on the shuttle itself - all ready to image any errant ice chip, and promising so much data that it might take a week to sift through them. There is the new laser-tipped boom to inspect the shuttle's brittle undercarriage, the new white-knuckle maneuvers to let the space station crew inspect the vehicle - and the new emergency plans in case they find something.
For more details about the specific measures on the shuttle itself, the CTV site has more details.

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