CLOSURE SOUGHT IN SHUTTLE JOB-SITE DEBATE; CONGRESSMEN SAY ENDLESS STUDIES WASTE EFFORT.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: at NASA's repeated reviews of whether the space shuttles The term Space Shuttles refers to partly or fully reusable launch vehicles for regularly placing payloads into low earth orbit. See:
In a letter sent Friday, the congressmen ask National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), Inspector General Roberta L. Gross to monitor the current review to ensure the issue is settled once and for all. The letter was signed by Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, whose district includes the shuttle modification plant in Palmdale; Rep. Bill Thomas For other people with similar names, see . William Marshall Thomas (born December 6 1941), commonly known as Bill Thomas, American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979–2007, representing the 22nd District of , R-Bakersfield, and Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands. ``We are concerned that past reviews of this question have been incomplete and unable to bring closure to this important topic,'' the letter said. ``We also believe that the recent practice of conducting another major review of this question every 12 to 18 months is a very inefficient use of government and contractor resources.'' Gross could not be reached for comment. NASA's Office of Space Flight, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and NASA's prime shuttle contractor, the United Space Alliance, are studying where future shuttle modifications should be performed. NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. has been wrestling wrestling, sport in which two unarmed opponents grapple with one another. The object is to secure a fall, i.e., cause the opponent to lose balance and fall to the floor, and ultimately to pin the supine opponent's shoulders to the floor, through the use of body with the issue for several years. In 1991, NASA opted to have the work done in Florida, but strong lobbying by California congressmen, coupled with efforts by Rockwell's Space Systems Division, now part of Boeing Co., led to return of the work to Palmdale the following year. The issue is raised whenever a shuttle is due for modifications. NASA decided earlier this year that the next modification project - on Atlantis - will be performed in Palmdale. The orbiter is scheduled to come to Palmdale in November for a 10-month job. Atlantis will get 50 major modifications, including installation of new navigation equipment and cockpit This article is about the flight deck of an aircraft. For other uses, see Cockpit (disambiguation). A cockpit is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft. instrumentation and addition of a storage module for parts that will be used in the construction of an international space station. |
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