Bill Gerstenmaier
Bill Gerstenmaier
William H. Gerstenmaieris the current Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations for NASA, holding this position since 2005. He has been described as "arguably the most influential person when it comes to US spaceflight." Prior to being Associate Administrator, Gerstenmaier served as the International Space Station Office Program Manager, at Johnson Space Center, a position he began in June 2002...
flights good number station
We still are going to be able to accommodate the number of flights we need to get the station in a good configuration for the partners.
capability complete flying investment ourselves overly prepare small soon space station tremendous
We want to get back flying as soon as we can, but we're not overly pressured. We'll do that at the right time. This is a small investment to get back a tremendous capability and that is to complete the International Space Station (and) prepare ourselves for exploration.
applies continuous directly great ground learned operating proving station
The station is a great proving ground for exploration. We've learned a lot about operating internationally and a lot about continuous operation, all of which applies directly to exploration.
extra fits flight flow helps looking march missions move robust sequence shuttle space station support sure time work
It really makes sense to move to the March timeframe, ... We're looking at the Shuttle missions to support the most robust flight sequence for the Space Station and to make the whole sequence flow better. This extra time helps us make sure that all the work we need to do fits and that there are no other issues.
areas came data identified last loss major mechanism starting week
Last week we identified the major areas where foam came off the tank. We are starting to make some sense of the data ... what the mechanism for the foam loss was.
conditions good hope plan
I think conditions won't be good on the station, but they'll be better than the alternative. We kind of always plan for the worst, but hope for the best.
designed maximum six system three today
Our system today is designed for a maximum of three to six crew, and for six just temporarily.
september
We probably won't make the September 22 window.
ability job perform speak
Wayne's qualifications and his ability to perform this job speak for themselves,
exactly hardware intended lots operate surprises
There are lots of firsts with this mission, and sometimes when you do firsts, the hardware surprises you and doesn't operate exactly the way you intended it to operate. So I think there will be some surprises.
decided engineers fly gives multiple safety trying
We've decided not to fly with the ramps, but we have to put some kind of (protective covering) in that area. There are multiple solutions. Engineers are just trying to decide which one of those is the right one to do that gives us the right safety margins.
decided fly
We've decided not to fly with the (ramps), but we have to put some kind of (protective covering) in that area.
root specific
We didn't find anything that showed the specific root cause, we just need to keep looking.
easy
We didn't find any immediate, easy fixes here.