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and his subtitle really says it all: “Only actual flight test will improve our understanding”

Chron.com | Review done, dissension noted: Shuttle is ready

Critics may suggest that dissenting opinions during a flight readiness review are an indication that NASA no longer has the stomach for taking any risk where human lives are concerned. On the contrary, it was a very tangible indication that the process can withstand professional differences of opinion and not give in to organizational paralysis.