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[i][Brent] Jett said that ASAP received a report recently from the NASA Engineering and Safety Center than examined the issues with load-and-go, including some "hazard causes" not previously identified. That report "proved very valuable to the commercial crew program," he said. "My sense is that, assuming there are adequate, verifiable controls identified and implemented for the credible hazard causes, and those which could potentially result in an emergency situation, or worse, loss of crew and vehicle, it appears that load-and-go is a viable option for the program to consider," he said. Other ASAP members offered similar opinions. "It appears that, if all the appropriate steps are taken and it addresses the potential hazards, the risk of launching crew in the load-and-go configuration could be acceptable," said Patricia Saunders, chair of the panel.[/i]
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