San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Karen D'Souza column: Space play soars after slow lift-off.(Column)

From: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) | Date: September 18, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Karen D'Souza

Sep. 18--Stay on task at all costs. The space program seals itself off against fear and doubt as tightly as an air lock. There is no escape hatch, because failure is not an option. Alas, NASA's can-do attitude may have been a fatal chink in the armor at ground control when the space shuttle Columbia began its journey back home in 2003.

Long before the shuttle began re-entry into the atmosphere, hurtling toward Earth in a flash of heat and light, there were signs that the descent might turn into a disaster. But vigilance may have slipped away amid a ...

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