Wayne Hale Work Quotations

However, based on the discussion we had at the program board yesterday it appears that the May launch window is something we can begin to work on -- the launch window May 3 to May 23.

The thing that's going to pace getting Discovery off the ground is not the work we're doing at the Kennedy Space Center. It is the engineering analysis and tests that go toward proving what we have assembled is safe to fly.

We wish it had worked out differently, but it's first and foremost that we fly safely. It was prudent to change these sensors out.

We have a considerable amount of work ahead of us. We won't proceed until we've done the work to prove that it's safe to fly.

I remain optimistic. There remains a lot of work to be done. We won't proceed until we've done the work to prove that it's safe to fly.