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From Tragedy to Triumph, How NASA Reinvented Space Safety


NASA's longest period without a major human spaceflight accident since the Columbia disaster serves as a backdrop for discussions on spaceflight safety. I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with e

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