The Findings and Recommendations of the
Space Shuttle Columbia
Accident Investigation Board
 (with comparison made to the causes of the sinking of the Titanic)
 

Be sure to mark this meeting on your calendar.  Dr. Daniel P. Dennies, will be discussing the the Space Shuttle Columbia's Accident Investigation Board (CIAB) findings.

The CIAB determined that the physical root cause of the Space Shuttle Columbia accident was a breach in the Thermal Protection System on the leading edge of the left wing.  The findings and recommendations of the CIAB covered areas that included the root cause as well as human causes such as training and scheduling, and latent causes such as organization. 

This presentation will cover these areas and compare these finding to another accident that was equally shocking to the world, the sinking of the Titanic.

Dr. Daniel P. Dennies is an Associate Technical Fellow for the Boeing Company with 26 years experience as a metallurgist and performing failure investigations.  The majority of his career has been in the aerospace industry working on projects such as the Space Shuttle Main Engine, the National Launch System, the National Aerospace Plane, expendable launch systems like Delta and Titan and, most recently, the International Space Station. 

He is a 1999 honoree of the coveted NASA Silver Snoopy Award.  He has been a member of ASMI for 26 years and is a 2002 ASMI Fellow.  He is also the recipient of the 2004 Allan Ray Putman Award from ASMI.

Dr. Dennies is one of our most popular speakers whose talks are always well attended.  So please reserve a space by either emailing your request to Marc Kashinsky, or call (805)271-2242.