Ron Dittemore

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Ron D. Dittemore former shuttle program manager of NASA, is currently the president of ATK Launch Systems Group, formerly known as ATK Thiokol Propulsion, part of Alliant Techsystems , Inc.

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“The crew of this particular mission will attach the heaviest, largest and most complex piece of station hardware launched on the shuttle so far.”

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“This mission ... effectively jump-starts us back into assembling the International Space Station.”

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“We're satisfied that the necessary precautions have taken place or we wouldn't launch.”

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“This mission will be a milestone for both the station and shuttle as we complete a major phase of the station's assembly.”

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“It is one of the most complex station assembly flights that we will conduct.”

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“We're becoming very organized and making progress in support of each other.”

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“Soon after, we had loss of signal.”

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“There's certainly an element of mission risk. Not safety risk, mission risk.”

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“We've done all that we can think, as far as testing in a one-G environment and simulating the effects of our (shuttle) maneuvers on the mast. But there is that element of risk that there may be something we didn't get, that we don't quite understand.”

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“It goes back to, how likely is it that you'll have a defect? Very low. And what is your test experience? Overwhelmingly positive. Then you look at your design, and your design is to be very safe. And you look at those, and it's a compelling story.”

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