Fact-Finding Plenary December 9 - 10, 2003 Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas Retired Army Col. James C. Adamson, Return to Flight Task Group Operations Panel chairman, right, reviews fact-finding data with support staff member retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Joe H. Engle during the group’s December 2003 plenary session in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group member retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Forrest McCartney, discusses NASA’s return to flight plans during the task group’s December 2003 plenary session in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Air Force Col. Susan J. Helms, a member of the Return to Flight Task Group, discusses NASA’s return to flight plans with a colleague during a fact-finding meeting in Houston on Dec. 10, 2003. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Members and staff of the Return to Flight Task Group Management Panel discuss fact-finding activities during the task group’s plenary session in December 2003. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Members and staff of the Return to Flight Task Group Management Panel discuss fact-finding activities during the task group’s plenary session in December 2003. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Operations Panel member Dr. Kathryn Clark discusses the panel’s findings during the task group’s Dec. 11, 2003 public meeting in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Members of the media cover the Return to Flight Task Group’s Dec. 11, 2003 public meeting in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Members of the media cover the Return to Flight Task Group’s Dec. 11, 2003 public meeting in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo The Return to Flight Task Group conducts a press conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, following the group’s Dec. 11, 2003 public meeting. Participating, from right, are Richard O. Covey, task group co-chairman; Joseph W. Cuzzupoli, technical panel chairman; and Dr. Dan. L. Crippen, management panel chairman. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Dr. Dan. L. Crippen, chairman of the Return to Flight Task Group Management Panel, responds to a question from the news media during a press conference following the task group’s Dec. 11, 2003 public meeting in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Technical Panel Chairman Joseph W. Cuzzupoli, responds to a media question during a press conference following the task group’s Dec. 11, 2003 public meeting in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Return to Flight Task Group Co-chairman Richard O. Covey, responds to media questioning during a press conference following the task group’s Dec. 11, 2003 public meeting in Houston. The group is chartered to make an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board’s recommendations. View Larger Photo Back to Multimedia Privacy | Disclaimer | Accessibility