Y'know, this story is just too big to begin. All I can say is it makes me think that if they looked hard enough behind the scenes at NASA they would find a man named Dr. Zachary Smith lurking about.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/spa....ap/index.html
All members of NASA safety panel resign
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Posted: 1630 GMT (12:30 AM HKT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nine experts on a NASA space safety advisory panel have resigned in the wake of sharp criticism from the Columbia accident investigation board and by Congress, the space agency said Tuesday.
The members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel and two staff members of the panel sent letters of resignation to Sean O'Keefe, the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.