The Cessation of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the Five

question 4

Multiple Choice

The cessation of NASA's space shuttle program and the five year delay before the Constellation program launches,means that NASA

• A) legally has the needed opportunity to lay off all its current employees and hire new employees with fresh technological and scientific skills.
• B) has the opportunity to reinvigorate the morale of shuttle technicians and scientists who have been discouraged and unmotivated as a result of being saddled with outmoded technology.
• C) will be able to seamlessly apply the current knowledge, skills and abilities of its current workforce to the Constellation program.
• D) faces a knowledge gap if experience shuttle-related employees retire before the Constellation program starts up.

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