Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report, Volume I · 2003

Appendix C: Board Staff

Appendix C: Board Staff

ADVISORS TO THE CHAIR

James B. Bagian, M.D. Medical Consultant and

Chief Flight Surgeon Guion S. Bluford Jr. Executive Director for

Investigative Activities Dennis R. Jenkins Investigator and Liaison to the Board

GROUP I: MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF MATERIALS

Charles A. Babish Investigator Col. Timothy D. Bair Investigator Lt. Col. Lawrence M. Butkus, P.E., Ph.D. Investigator CDR Michael J. Francis Investigator CAPT James T. Fraser, M.D. Investigator John F. Lehman Investigator Lt. Col. Christopher S. Mardis Investigator Col. David T. Nakayama Investigator Clare A. Paul Investigator Maj. Lisa Sayegh, Ph.D. Investigator CAPT John K. Schmidt, Ph.D. Investigator John R. Vallaster Investigator Capt. Steven J. Clark Researcher 1st Lt. Michael A. Daniels Support Staff 1st Lt. David L. Drummond Support Staff Joshua W. Lane Support Staff Ed Mackey Support Staff Jana M. Price, Ph.D. Support Staff Dana L. Schulze Support Staff Stacy L. Walpole Administrative Support

Astronaut (ret.), Department of Veterans Affairs Astronaut (ret.)

Consulting Engineer, Valador, Inc. Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Academy Naval Safety Center Naval Safety Center Defense Contract Management Agency Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command Naval Safety Center Naval Safety Center Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Space Command Analytical Graphics, Inc. Analytical Graphics, Inc. National Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety Board Valador, Inc. GROUP II: TRAINING, OPERATIONS, AND IN-FLIGHT PERFORMANCE

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Lt. Col. Richard J. Burgess Daniel P. Diggins Gregory J. Phillips Lisa M. Reed Lt. Col. Donald J. White Diane Vaughan, Ph.D. Maj. Tracy G. Dillinger, Ph.D. Lt. Matthew E. Granger Maj. David L. Kral Helen E. Cunningham

GROUP III: ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

James O. Arnold. Ph.D. R. Bruce Darling, Ph.D. Lt. Col. Patrick A. Goodman G. Mark Tanner, P.E. Gregory T. Kovacs, Ph.D. Paul D. Wilde, Ph.D. Douglas R. Cooke Capt. David J. Bawcom Robert E. Carvalho Lisa Chu-Thielbar Capt. Anne-Marie Contreras Jay H. Grinstead Richard M. Keller Lt. Col. Robert J. Primbs, Jr. Ian B. Sturken YʼDhanna Daniels

GROUP IV: ORGANIZATION AND POLICY

Dwayne A. Day, Ph.D David H. Onkst Richard H. Buenneke W. Henry Lambright, Ph.D. Roger D. Launius, Ph.D. Howard E. McCurdy, Ph.D. Jill B. Dyszynski Jonathan M. Krezel Chirag B. Vyas

Investigator Air Force Safety Center Investigator Federal Aviation Administration Investigator National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Booz Allen Hamilton Investigator Air Force Safety Center Researcher Boston College Support Staff Air Force Safety Center Support Staff Air Force Safety Center Support Staff Air Force Safety Center Administrative Support Valador, Inc. Investigator University of California, Santa Cruz Investigator University of Washington Investigator Air Force Space Command Investigator Valador, Inc. Consultant Investigator Stanford University Investigator Federal Aviation Administration Advisor NASA Johnson Space Center Support Staff Air Force Space Command Support Staff NASA Ames Research Center Support Staff NASA Ames Research Center Support Staff Air Force Space Command Support Staff NASA Ames Research Center Support Staff NASA Ames Research Center Support Staff Air Force Space Command Support Staff NASA Ames Research Center Administrative Support Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. Investigator Valador, Inc. Consultant Researcher American University Consultant The Aerospace Corporation Consultant Syracuse University Consultant National Air and Space Museum Consultant American University Research Assistant George Washington University Research Assistant George Washington University Research Assistant George Washington University

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INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT TEAM

James P. Mosquera Lead Investigator Ronald K. Gress Investigator James W. Smiley, Ph.D. Investigator David B. Pye Investigator CDR (Selectee) Johnny R. Wolfe Investigator John Bertin, Ph.D. Consultant Tim Foster Consultant Robert M. Hammond Consultant Daniel J. Heimerdinger, Ph.D. Consultant Arthur Heuer, Ph.D. Consultant Michael W. Miller Consultant Gary C. Olson Consultant Jacqueline A. Stemen Administrative Support

NASA REPRESENTATIVES

Col. (Selectee) Michael J. Bloomfield Astronaut Representative Theron M. Bradley, Jr. Executive Secretary Robert W. Cobb Observer Bryan D. OʼConnor Ex-Officio Board Member David M. Lengyel Executive Secretary for Administration Steven G. Schmidt Executive Secretary for Management

William Sikora, Esq. Board General Counsel

EDITORIAL TEAM AND PRODUCTION STAFF

Lester A. Reingold Lead Editor Christopher M. Kirchhoff Editor Patricia D. Trenner Copy Editor Ariel H. Simon Assistant Editor Joshua M. Limbaugh Layout Artist Joseph A. Reid Graphic Designer James M. Thoburn Website and Public Database Lead

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Laura J. Brown Lead Public Affairs Officer Patricia L. Brach Public Affairs Officer

Paul I. Schlamm Public Affairs Officer Terry Williams Public Affairs Officer Lt. Col. Tyrone Woodyard Public Affairs Officer Rick W. Stiles Photographer Marie T. Jones Public Affairs Administrative Support

U.S. Navy Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Consultant Strategic Systems Program Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Valador, Inc. Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. USAF/NASA Astronaut Office NASA Headquarters NASA Office of the Inspector General NASA Headquarters NASA Headquarters NASA Headquarters NASA Glenn Research Center

Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Consultant Air & Space/Smithsonian Magazine Valador, Inc. Consultant Valador, Inc. Valador, Inc. Valador, Inc. Federal Aviation Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency National Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety Board Air Force Office of the Chief of Staff Rick Stiles Photography Valador, Inc.

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Keith Carney Clifford Feldman

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Thomas L. Carter Matthew J. Martin Capt. David R. Young Lt. Col. Wade J. Thompson Col. Jack F. Anthony Paul E. Cormier, Esq. Frances C. Fisher Frank E. Hutchison Charles R. McKee

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Lt. Charles W. Ensinger YNC(SS) Barry M. Fitzgibbons Christine F. Cole Jana T. Schultz Sharon J. Martin Anna K. "Kitty" Rogers Trudy Davis Lillian M. Hudson Anita I. Abrego Kevin P. Bass Robert J. Navarro James F. Williams James McMahon Michele OʼConnell

Robert L. Binkley Roberta B. Sherrard Paula B. Frankel Mitchell L. Bage, Jr. Rudy Gazarek Patrick Garrett Doug Griffen

DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT

Clarisse Abramidis

Norman L. Bailey Michael R. Broschat

Press Conference/Hearing Support Federal Network, Inc. Press Conference/Hearing Support Federal Network, Inc. Lead Government Affairs Government Relations Consultant Government Affairs Government Relations Consultant Government Affairs Kansas Air National Guard Government Affairs Air Combat Command Department of Defense Liason Air Force Space Command Counsel to the Chairman Government Relations Consultant ANSER Liaison ANSER, Inc. Special Assistant ANSER, Inc. Special Assistant ANSER, Inc. Administrative Support to the Chairman Naval Safety Center Administrative Support to the Chairman Naval Safety Center Administrative Support NASA Johnson Space Center Administrative Support NASA Johnson Space Center Budget Manager Al-Razaq Computing Services Lead Travel Coordinator Valador, Inc. Consultant Travel Coordinator Valador, Inc. Consultant Travel Coordinator Valador, Inc. Consultant Investigation Software Support NASA Ames Research Center Investigation Software Support NASA Ames Research Center Investigation Software Support NASA Ames Research Center Investigation Software Support NASA Ames Research Center Information Technology NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Information Technology Science Applications

International Corporation Information Technology NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Information Technology NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Recorder Westover and Associates, Inc. Scheduler Blackhawk Software Support GroupSystems.com, Inc. Software Support GroupSystems.com, Inc. Software Support GroupSystems.com, Inc. Director U.S. Department of Justice,

Office of Litigation Support Information Technology Lead Aspen Systems Corporation Database Administrator Aspen Systems Corporation

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Jennifer L. Bukvics Lead Project Manager Bethany C. Frye Paralegal Donna J. Fudge Senior Paralegal, Group II Coordinator Elizabeth G. Henderson Case Manager

Ronald K. Hourihane Network Administrator Kenneth B. Hulsey Senior Paralegal, IAT Coordinator

Leo Kaplus Network Administrator Carl Kikuchi Contracting Officerʼs

Technical Representative Douglas P. McManus Branch Chief and IT Manager

Susan M. Plott Project Supevisor, Group III Coordinator Maxwell Prempeh Database Administrator Donald Smith Scanner Operator Ellen M. Tanner Project Supervisor

Vera M. Thorpe Contract Director

David L. Vetal Lead Project Manager Shannon S. Wiggins Senior Paralegal, Group I Coordinator Susan Corbin TechDoc Support Carolyn Paquette TechDoc Support Joseph Prevo TechDoc Support

ADVISORS AND CONSULTANTS

John C. Clark Advisor Vernon S. Ellingstad, Ph.D. Advisor Jeff Guzzetti Advisor Thomas E. Haueter Advisor Max D. Alexander Consultant Anthony M. Calomino, Ph.D. Consultant RADM Walter H. Cantrell, USN (Ret) Consultant Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, Ph.D Consultant Robert L. Crane, Ph.D. Consultant Peter J. Erbland, Ph.D. Consultant Jean R. Gebman, Ph.D. Consultant Leon R. Glicksman, Ph.D. Consultant Howard E. Goldstein Consultant Deborah L. Grubbe Consultant Mark F. Horstemeyer, Ph.D. Consultant Francis I. Hurwitz, Ph.D. Consultant Sylvia M. Johnson, Ph.D. Consultant Ralph L. Keeney, Ph.D. Consultant Brian M. Kent, Ph.D. Consultant Daniel B. Leiser, Ph.D. Consultant

Aspen Systems Corporation Aspen Systems Corporation Aspen Systems Corporation U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Litigation Support Aspen Systems Corporation U.S. Department of Justice/ ASPEN Systems Aspen Systems Corporation U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Litigation Support U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Litigation Support Aspen Systems Corporation Aspen Systems Corporation Aspen Systems Corporation U.S. Department of Justice/ ASPEN Systems U.S. Department of Justice/ ASPEN Systems Aspen Systems Corporation Aspen Systems Corporation NASA Kennedy Space Center NASA Kennedy Space Center Prevo Tech

National Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety Board Air Force Research Laboratory Glenn Research Center Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Stanford University Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Research Laboratory RAND Corporation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Valador, Inc. Consultant DuPont Corporation Mississippi State University Glenn Research Center NASA Ames Research Center Duke University Air Force Research Laboratory NASA Ames Research Center

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Nancy G. Leveson, Ph.D. M. Sam Mannan, Ph.D. Robert A. Mantz, Ph.D. Alan C. McMillan Story Musgrave Theodore Nicholas, Ph.D.

Larry P. Perkins Donald J. Rigali, Ph.D., P.E. Karlene H. Roberts, Ph.D. John R. Scully, Ph.D. George A. Slenski Roger W. Staehle, Ph.D. Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Ph.D. Karl E. Weick, Ph.D. Douglas A. Weigmann, Ph.D.

James Wick David D. Woods, Ph.D.

VALADOR, INC., BOARD SUPPORT CONTRACTOR

Kevin T. Mabie Richard A. Kaplan

Neda Akbarzadeh Christy D. Blasingame Kim Hunt Charles M. Mitchell Karen Bircher Vicci Biono Jeanette Hutcherson Caye Liles Jennifer North Barbara Rowe Terry Rogers Susan Vick Elizabeth Malek Sally McGrath Bridget D. Penk Ray Weal Robert Floodeen James Helmlinger Philippe E. Simard Mario A. Lounderman

Consultant Massachusetts Institute of Technology Consultant Texas A&M University Consultant Air Force Research Laboratory Consultant National Safety Council Consultant Astronaut (Ret.) Consultant University of Dayton

Research Institute Consultant Air Force Research Laboratory Consultant Valador, Inc. Consultant Consultant University of California, Berkeley Consultant University of Virginia Consultant Air Force Research Laboratory Consultant Roger W. Staehle Consulting Consultant NASA Ames Research Center Consultant University of Michigan Consultant University of Illinois,

Urbana-Champaign Consultant Intel Corporation Consultant Ohio State University

President and CEO Valador, Inc. Senior Vice President of Engineering Valador, Inc. and CIO Contract Support Valador, Inc. Contract Support Valador, Inc. Contract Support Valador, Inc. Contract Support Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Transcriber Valador, Inc. Support Staff Valador, Inc. Support Staff Valador, Inc. Public Database Support Valador, Inc. Public Database Support Valador, Inc. Website Support Valador, Inc. Website Support Valador, Inc. Website Support Valador, Inc. Graphic Designer Valador, Inc.

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  1. 51 Ibid. 75 Testimony of Sean OʼKeefe, Deputy Director, Office of Management and
  2. 52 Roy Bridges, Testimony before the Columbia Accident Investigation Budget, to the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, Board, March 25, 2003. "The Space Station Task Force Report," Hearing Before the Committee
  3. 54 National Commission on Space, Pioneering the Space Frontier: An the NASA Advisory Council," (Viewgraphs) December 11, 2002, p. 11. Exciting Vision of Our Next Fifty Years in Space, Report of the National CAIB document CAB065-0189. Commission on Space (Bantam Books, 1986). 77 General Research Corporation, Space Shuttle Budget Allocation Review,
  4. 56 Office of Space Systems Development, NASA Headquarters, "Access to Space Study—Summary Report," January 1994, reproduced in John M. Logsdon, et al. eds., Exploring the Unknown, Volume IV: Accessing Space NASA SP-4407 (Government Printing Office, 1999), pp. 584-604. 120 Report Volume I August 2003