Posted on 09/03/2003 10:32:32 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:07:39 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The head of the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster exonerated NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe yesterday for any personal responsibility in the Feb. 1 disaster, but he said people should be held accountable.
Retired Navy Adm. Harold Gehman Jr. said organizational problems within the space agency that contributed to the loss of Columbia and the deaths of seven astronauts existed long before Mr. O'Keefe took over NASA in December 2001.
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