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Appendix B: Establishing Reports and Documents
Appendix B: Establishing Reports and Documents
Pages 87-96
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Letter from the President of the United States to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, June 13, 19X6, directing that the recommendations of the Presidential Commission be implemented Letter from the Administrator of NASA to the Chairman, National Research Council, July 3 1986, requesting the NRC to form an audit panel as called for in Recommendation IT! of the Presidential Commission Page 91 Letter from the Chairman off the National Research Council to the Administrator of NASA, July 15, 1986, agreeing to establish an audit panel under the National Research Council 93 Report to the President Actions try pent tile ~ecr'''~zen~ations of TI7e I'residential C,~'ission o'' the Space ~~7~`tt/e (,/7~7~/e''ger Acci`]
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It fully recognizes -that the risk associated with space flight cannot be totally eliminated. Each member of the Commission shared the pain and anguish the nation felt at the loss of seven brave Americans in the Challenger accident on January 28, 1986.
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An Audit Panel, appointed by the National Research Council. should verify the ~flem''~r`~ of .
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The procedural and organizational changes suggested in the report will be essential to resuming effective and efficient Space Transportation System operations, and win be crucial in restoring U.S. space launch activities to full operational status.
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The Commission also recommends that "An audit panel appointed by the National Research Council should verify the adequacy of the effort and report directly to the Administrator of NASA." This letter is to request that the NRC form such an audit panel, verify the adequacy of the effort, and report to me. 6 The review of these criticality items is under way within the STS program at this time and is anticipated to be completed in early 1987.
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I appreciate the willingness of the National Research Council to undertake this audit responsibility. Sincerely, j{,i4} ~~~ dames C
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Fletcher Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D.C. 20546 Dear Jim: I write in response to your letter of July 3, 1986, requesting that the National Research Council appoint an audit panel to review the NASA approach to resolving flight-critical items.
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appoint an Audit Pane} to verify the acloquacy of this effort anc! report clirectly to the Aciministrator of NASA.
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Hazard Analyses. The Executive Committee of the Governing Board of the National Research Council approved this effort at its meeting on August 26, 1986 The work of the Committee is carried out under Contract No.
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