NASA B-757 deployment to Reno Cancelled

Editor’s Note: INTERNAL NASA EMAIL:

Subject: FW: B-757 deployment to Reno sched for 25-Jun to 21-Jul

Good Morning,

You may receive this email from several folks. If so, please disregard
the
duplication. I just wanted to make sure that everyone on the deployment
list received this. As Doug mentioned in the email below, all hotel
rooms
and rental car reservations at Reno have been cancelled, as have
conference
rooms, the FBO, the Airport Authority, etc. No individual credit card
numbers were forwarded to the hotel prior to the stand down, so no one
has
to be concerned about receiving a bill for cancellation. If anyone has
purchased airline tickets for their families to join them during some
part
of the deployment, now is the time to cancel those reservations.

I realize the disappointment everyone feels after having worked so hard
to
make this flight test deployment a reality, but safety comes first and
foremost. I think we all appreciate that and sign up to that. Now we
need
to start thinking about moving on, about re-doing, re-scheduling,
re-thinking, etc. Let’s learn from what has transpired these past few
weeks and work together to improve the future of flight and flight test
research here at Langley and to ensure the safety of our people and our
resources. This may have been one step back for us, but let’s look
ahead
to the many steps forward we will have the opportunity to make. We’re a
great team – let’s make lemonade out of this lemon!

We’ll start to address more “recovery plans” soon. In the meantime,
please
start thinking about some options – I’ll send another email out soon
with
some of my ideas to help trigger some thought processes.

Thanks,

Luci

OELO

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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:44:46 -0400

To:

From: Doug Arbuckle

Subject: B-757 deployment to Reno sched for 25-Jun to 21-Jul

Cc:

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:44:57 -0400 (EST)

Based on the current Return-To-Flight plan from the Center flight
operations stand-down that was initiated on the evening of 27-May-03, the
B-757 deployment planned for Reno, NV from 25-Jun-03 to 21-Jul-03 has been
cancelled.

At this time, the possibility remains that this deployment might be
rescheduled for a future date in 2003. However, no decision has been
made, nor is expected for several weeks at least.

All hotel rooms and rental cars have been released, and other logistical
arrangements supporting the planned deployment are in the process of being
cancelled.

The AirSC office will initiate the cancellation of all CS employee travel
orders for this deployment.

Questions should be addressed to Luci Crittenden (Head, OELO), Brent
Weathered (Acting Aviation Manager), the AirSC office, or the AvSSPO as
appropriate.

The above information may be disseminated to parties in need of the
information.

Doug Arbuckle

Director, AirSC