I disagree, Rich. This truly is a grave problem that may show a weakness in another pase of NASA's operations. After two disasters, they're generally trying to be excruciatingly careful with the hardware. But we know nothing about how much care they take with the most crucial software, the human mind. It's not just a foible that NASA can pass off, because human inattention or carelessness, hatred, lust -- any number of distractions -- could cause a space catastrophy that would set us back by decades. It's a good thing something like this hasn't happened in space, which is probably the most stressful possible environment. -- Joe
This is exactly what I was afraid of!!! Now, we don't know anything about the case, at this point. As far as I'm concerned, there is a whole lot of speculation going on. Bottom line, Capt. Nowak obviously had a momentary lapse in judgement as a result of compounding human issues - that's life!!!
NASA should make no public statements at this point!!!
-Rich