[sarex] *STS-114: Return to Flight

["ARTHUR Z. ROWE" <N1ORC@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*STS-114: Return to Flight

PARTIAL OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED.

http://webcast.ksc.nasa.gov/vidapp/?event=50

Submit your questions about the Return to Flight mission! During the 
webcast, top experts will answer your questions about launching the 
Space Shuttle and the payloads Discovery will carry. In addition, a NASA 
astronaut will be on hand to answer your questions about spaceflight.

NOTE: Please submit each question one time only -- duplicate questions 
will not be posted. Questions submitted overnight or during weekends 
will be moderated the next business day.


*ARTHUR FROM LAWRENCE,MA
"WILL THE CREW GO ONBOARD THE ISS
AND COMMUNICATE VIA HAM RADIO"

Joe from Rochester, NY
What criteria were used to choose the crew for STS-114 and for other 
shuttle missions? Is there more focus on education or military experience?

Sonny from Ridgeway
Of the three remaining issues to be addressed from the original 15 
issues identified, which one poses the most serious safety risks and at 
what time during the mission?

barry from Bolton
Why is Discovery being launched from pad 39b instead of 39a?

Lesly from Norwalk, CT
Will there be an amateur radio operator onboard?

John from San Pedro,CA
Do we now have a contingency rescue plan implemented from earth to life 
boat the shuttle crew back in case of a damaged spacecraft?

Michael from Pelsall, UK
What fundamental lessons have been learned from the processing 
activities undertaken since the shuttle's first flight in 1981 that can 
be applied to the next generation of reusable spacecraft?

Thomas from Jacksonville,FL
After the safe launch and return of STS-114, will NASA resume a somewhat 
more normal launch schedule?

Thomas from Jacksonville,FL
Do you feel that after two years of safety-related improvements the 
orbiter is a safer vehicle? And would you, knowing the risks involved, 
have flown in a shuttle without these changes made?

Dee from San Diego
Where is the shuttle scheduled to land?

John from Allentown
Is it feasible to have a drone on board the shuttle to test repair tiles 
that could be send back to earth to see if it is successful?
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