Columbia Accident Investigation Board Minutes of Open Meeting Date of Meeting: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 Time of Meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location of Meeting: Radisson Resort at the Port 8701 Astronaut Blvd. Cape Canaveral, Florida Board Members Present: Admiral Hal Gehman Dr. John Logsdon Rear Admiral Stephen Turcotte Mr. G. Scott Hubbard Dr. Douglas Osheroff Mr. Steven B. Wallace Brigadier General Duane Deal Board Staff Present: Laura Brown Lt. Col. Tyrone Woodyard J. William Sikora Other Government Employees Present in Their Official Capacity: Roy Bridges, Center Director, Kennedy Space Center Bill Higgins, Chief of Shuttle Processing Safety and Mission Assurance Division, Kennedy Space Center Members of the Public who Presented Oral or Written Statements: Aloysius G. Casey, Lt. Gen., USAF (Retired) Matters Discussed: Organization of the Space Shuttle Program, including lines of authority, budget processes and institutional support provided by the Kennedy Space Center. The safety and mission assurance functions within the Kennedy Space Center and the Space Shuttle Program. The importance of maintaining safety margins in the operation expendable launch vehicle programs and the potential relevance of the compromise of such margins to the Columbia accident. Matters Resolved at the Meeting: None Documents Received, Issued or Approved at the Meeting: None Back to Event