Public Meeting December 16, 2004 Huntsville, Alabama Return to Flight Task Group Co-chairman Richard O. Covey opens the Task Group’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group member retired Air Force Col. Gary S. Geyer listens to a presentation during the group’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Alabama. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Members of the news media cover the Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting of the Return to Flight Task Group in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group members Air Force Col. Susan J. Helms, left, and Dr. Amy K. Donahue, discuss presentation data during the advisory group’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group member Sy Rubenstein listens to a presentation during the group’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Alabama. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Observers attend the Return to Flight Task Group’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group member Robert B. Sieck, reports on the status of NASA’s implementation of one of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations during the advisory group’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Operations Panel Lead retired Army Col. James C. Adamson participates in deliberations during the group’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Retired Air Force Gen. Forrest McCartney, a member of the Return to Flight Task Group, reviews assessment data during the committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Management Panel Lead Dr. Dan L. Crippen, foreground, listens to a presentation during the advisory committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group member Air Force Col. Susan J. Helms, responds to a question during the committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo The Return to Flight Task Group leadership brief’s the news media following the advisory committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo The Return to Flight Task Group leadership brief’s the news media following the advisory committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Technical Panel Lead Joseph W. Cuzzupoli, takes a media question during a press conference following the committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Operations Panel Lead retired Army Col. James C. Adamson, takes a media question during a press conference following the committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Management Panel Lead Dr. Dan L. Crippen, takes a media question during a press conference following the committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Co-chairman Richard O. Covey, takes a media question during a press conference following the committee’s Dec. 16, 2004 public meeting in Huntsville, Ala. The task group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s return-to-flight recommendations. View Larger Photo Back to Multimedia Privacy | Disclaimer | Accessibility