Air Force Safety Chief Concerned About Space Program Structure, Reports Aviation Week & Space Technology.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2000 Believes Organizational Structure  This article has no lead section.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written. Akin To That Which Contributed To Challenger Disaster The Chief of Safety for the U. S. Air Force says he is concerned that USAF Range Safety changes at Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral (kənăv`ərəl), low, sandy promontory extending E into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island, E Fla., separated from Merritt Island by the Banana River, a lagoon; named (1963) Cape Kennedy in memory of President John , Fla. and Vandenberg AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , Calif. could introduce an organizational structure similar to the one which the Rogers Commission found contributed to the shuttle Challenger accident, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports in its Sept. 11 issue. Some military and civilian officials are concerned the changes could erode checks and balances critical for safe launches, Aviation Week reports. NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. has asked for a new agreement with USAF to allay any concerns involving the space shuttle, the magazine reports. |
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