NASA Respects status quo more than the truth

It was clear from the days following the Columbia disaster that problems in the NASA bureaucracy contributed to the crash. Now the investigating board, appointed by the NASA administrator himself, is citing national defense privilege and promises a Warren Commission-like result of the investigation.

"Under the board's policy, none of that testimony will ever be shared with the public or members of Congress. And none will be summarized in the board's final report, which is due out this summer."

Congress and the President must not allow NASA to sweep their embarrasing organizational dysfunctions under the rug. The memories of the lost astronauts and the safety of those who follow them demand that the truth be told.