Sabotage Damages NASA Shuttle Computer Before Flight
A NASA contractor employee deliberately cut wires in a flight computer destined for Endeavour to relay beam strain data from the International Space Station. The act, caught before loading, would not have endangered the shuttle or crew, and a second nonflight unit was also damaged. No motive was disclosed.
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Panel finds heavy drinking by astronauts before flight
An aviation weekly report cites a special panel study noting heavy alcohol use by astronauts before launches and that some flew after warnings from flight surgeons. The piece also states NASA 1% weeks ago reported damage to a non flying computer, with NASA aiming to fix it for an Aug. 7 Endeavour launch amid an inspector general inquiry.
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Aviation Weekly
Aviation Week & Space Technology
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General may be demoted for Pat Tillman cover-up
Army Secretary Pete Geren is to recommend demotion of a retired three star general for misleading investigators about Pat Tillman’s friendly fire death in Afghanistan. Seven high ranking officers face reprimands while Lt Gen Stanley McChrystal escapes punishment. five others receive lesser censure as investigations found not criminal wrongdoing but flawed reporting. Tillman’s mother rejects the penalties as inadequate.
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Pat Tillman
Afghanistan
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Tillman
Congress
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Stanley McChrystal
Joint Special Operations Command
National Football League
Arizona Cardinals
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Associated Press
Pentagon
Surgery Fire Concerns Prompt Medical Group Action
A Chicago patient burned during a routine mole removal highlights surgical fire risks. With seven years of disability and 18 corrective surgeries, Kathleen Osberger questions what caused the blaze. The American Society of Anesthesiologists plans first guidelines to reduce fires, citing underreporting and rising incidents with lasers and electrosurgical tools. ECRI Institute estimates 50 to 100 fires yearly among 50 million US surgeries, with fatalities and disfiguring injuries. The focus is on reducing oxygen buildup under drapes and cautious oxygen use during electrosurgery. Critics debate whether anesthesiologists overuse oxygen, while safety history shows firerisk with current devices and drapes.
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Chicago
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Jan Ehrenwerth
Yale University School of Medicine
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Ecri Institute
United States
ECRI
Mark Bruley
Ehrenwerth
Richard Greco
Savannah
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