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...about the cold weather at launch time, presumably will be cited by a presidential commission as contributing to that catastrophe. The commission disclosed last week that just five days before the disaster, the Marshall managers had virtually dismissed the recurring flaws in the joint, deciding in an unsigned internal memo that "this problem is considered closed." Three of the Marshall officials who pushed the fatal launch are leaving their posts. Stanley Reinartz, the shuttle manager, last month asked for reassignment; George Hardy, deputy director of science and engineering, took early retirement at 55; Lawrence Mulloy, the booster manager, last week...
Last week, what first seemed like nonsense began to make more sense. In a memo addressed to Kennedy School students, staff, and faculty, Dean Graham T. Allison '62 sought to clarify his intent. The awards were devised as "a way of expressing appreciation" to participants in a series of events celebrating the Kennedy School's 50th anniversary. The honored guests were chosen on the basis of "longevity, commitment, and accomplishment in public service...
...most provocative discoveries was a one-page typewritten memo that appeared to be a ledger of 1980 contributions made by a San Francisco-based organization called the Mabuhay Corp. The firm was headed by Leonilo Malabed, a physician and longtime Marcos friend. The document, dated Feb. 15, 1982, lists $50,000 donations to G.O.P. Presidential Hopeful Ronald Reagan, Incumbent President Jimmy Carter and Democratic Senator Alan Cranston of California. The memo was not initialed or signed, and there was no evidence that these contributions, which would have violated federal law, were ever received. All three men vehemently denied ever getting...
...disaster, was the first to speak out publicly. Until the agency solves its safety problems, "I'm not ready to fly again," said Ride. "I think that there are very few astronauts who are ready." A more pointed reproach was made public Saturday, when the Houston Post printed a memo sent to space-program officials by Chief Astronaut John Young on March 4, citing safety compromises on shuttle flights dating back to October 1984. The list, said Young, "proves to me that there are some very lucky people around here." Safety had to become a top priority, Young wrote...
That problem could have caused the engine to blow up eight minutes after launch, the memo said...