NASA's safety chief says he does not believe shuttle mission will endanger the astronauts' lives

June 20, 2006 US space shuttle Discovery

(AP) -- NASA's top safety official objected to the agency's decision to press ahead with the launch of Discovery next month without fixing a potentially catastrophic foam-shedding problem, but said he won't appeal _ and won't resign in protest _ because he does not believe the shuttle astronauts' lives are in danger.

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