Allard Beutel
Allard Beutel
chain couple feasible months pal problem ramp removal studying thinking work
They've had a couple more months to work this and after studying this problem up and down the chain they are thinking that the PAL ramp removal is more feasible than they did just a couple of months ago.
contact head trying
We're getting into contact with people. We're trying to take a head count.
class flying shuttle space station testing whatever
Overall, as a class, they will not be shuttle astronauts. They will be space station astronauts, testing and flying whatever is the new exploration vehicle.
cracked floating seeing tanks
We're not seeing tanks floating down the rivers. We're not seeing tanks cracked open.
schedule
We know there is going to be a schedule impact, ... We don't know what that's going to be yet.
parking spaces
It's like shuffling parking spaces in your driveway.
group matter people piece process serving takes talk wanting
It's not a matter of people not wanting to talk to each other. Each group is doing its own piece of the pie, serving the public. It's been a process, and a process takes time.
impact
We just don't know what kind of impact this is going to have on our schedules.
degree redundant
They're redundant in some degree but not entirely.
allowed chosen exercise
That's how they've chosen to exercise their resources. We're not allowed to do it at NASA.
contact
We're still working to get in contact with our people.
analysis data direction flying ongoing pal pointing ramp seems
The data from the ongoing engineering analysis on the PAL ramp seems to be pointing in the direction of not flying with the PAL ramp for STS-121.
homes looking people work
We are looking at that what can we do for people who had homes nearby, who want to work but don't have a home to go back to at night.
logical looking program
The program is being logical and looking at what can be done.