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SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR 8/26 PRESS CONFERENCE FOR CHAIRMAN: -LEGACY OF RICK HUSBAND, WILLY MCCOOL, MIKE ANDERSON, DAVE BROWN, KC CHAWLA, LAUREL CLARK AND ILAN RAMON -THANKS TO:12 FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS 120 INVESTIGATION STAFF 400 NASA ENGINEERS 25-30,000 DEBRIS SEARCHERS -NASA IS AN OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION, WITH WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND A LONG HISTORY OF AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS -THE SHUTTLE IS NOT INHERENTLY UNSAFE AND WE WERE UNDER NO PRESSURE TO SAY SO -HOWEVER, THERE ARE THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE TO MAKE IT MORE SAFE THAN IT IS ...RTF -AND MORE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO OPERATE IT BEYOND THE NEXT FEW FLIGHTS...CONTINUING TO FLY -THIS SECOND GROUP OF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN THE MANAGEMENT AREA, AND ARE OFFERED BECAUSE THE PRESENT ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM IS NOT CAPABLE OF SAFE LONG TERM OPERATION -A THIRD GROUP OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS CONSISTUTE OUR ATTEMPT TO FIND OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE DANGERS IN THE FUTURE -CHAIRMAN WILL CONCLUDE AFTER THE OTHERS WITH COMMENTS ON THE FUTURE GROUP IV -BOARD BELIEVES THESE FACTORS ARE JUST AS MUCH TO BLAME AS THE FOAM...REFER TO POSTER WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CAUSE STATEMENT -FUNCTIONING FOR OVER A DECADE WITH AN INCREASINGLY CONSTRAINED BUDGET -MISCHARACTERIZATION AS AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM..."MATURE AND RELIABLE SYSTEM" -UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE SERVICE LIFE AND ITS EFFECTS -DEFINITION OF WHAT WE MEAN BY "CULTURE" GROUP III SCOTT: -THE FOAM DID IT...REFER TO POSTER WITH PHYSICAL CAUSE STATEMENT --WE DO NOT USE WORDS LIKE "MOST LIKELY" --FOAM IMPACT TESTS DID FOUR THINGS ---PROVED OUR PHYSICAL CAUSE CONCLUSION IS PLAUSIBLE ---ADDED TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING RCC STRENGTH