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Amit Kshatriya
Executive
NASA Associate Administrator who commented on the potential loss of life during the Starliner mission.
Notable Quotes
"We have to own our part of this."View Story →
"We almost did have a really terrible day."View Story →
"This was a really challenging event in our recent history."View Story →
"the announcement of the Artemis 3 crew would come 'soon,' but he didn't specify a target date."View Story →
"We have to own our part of this."View Story →
"They have so much grace, and they're so competent, the two of them. And we failed them. The agency failed them."View Story →
"We had a controller issue with the toilet when they spun it up, so we've got to work through that."View Story →
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