CAIB Update
In a move that comes as a surprise to people who don't read the Daveblog, Columbia Accident Invenstigation Board head Adm. Harold Gehman has announced that he sees no reason that NASA will not be able to resume Shuttle flights on the early-next-year schedule the agency has been discussing (the December date has not been ruled out by the agency, but there are only two says with launch windows that month, so even if Atlantis is ready, it would be difficult to make that schedule). Those relatively quick return-to-flight preparations will likely be followed by extensive ongoing changes in the agency and Shuttle program, however. The CAIB has also said officially that it believes the foam impact is the most probable cause of the loss of Columbia.

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