http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110825/BREAKINGNEWS/110825009/Repo rt-Politics-didn-t-bias-space-shuttle-display-site-selection
NASA's decision on where to publicly display retired shuttle orbiters was not tainted by political influence and followed the law, according to a report released today by the agency's internal watchdog office. But the evaluation of museums included a scoring error that would have tied one institution that missed out on an orbiter -- the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio -- with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, which was awarded Atlantis, the report by NASA Inspector General Paul Martin found. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said he would have picked the same sites even if he were aware of the error. The selection criteria placed a strong emphasis on placing orbiters where the most people would see them. Other criteria included a location's ability to meet NASA's delivery schedule, its commitment to funding and an evaluation of its existing facility. Texas officials were highly critical that Johnson Space Center in Houston, home to NASA astronauts and shuttle program management, was not given an orbiter and questioned the selection process. The report shows Space Center Houston, JSC's visitor center, ranked 10th out of 13 finalists according to NASA's scoring system. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
