This transaction marks another important step in our strategy to improve our financial ratios and increase our financial flexibility,

Having three operational vehicles in the fleet affords the shuttle program great schedule flexibility as we move toward flying safely and completing the international space station.

The rule that surpasses all rules is that you must be connected, willing to see what's in front of you, and willing to move if what you're doing isn't working.

What this does is, it offers a lot more flexibility than we had earlier proposed. It gets away from this cookie-cutter approach we were stuck with.

The bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you refuse to take the turn. -Anon.

New ideas stir from every corner. The show up disguised innocently as interruptions, contradictions and embarrasing dilemmas. Beware of total strangers and friends alike who shower you with comfortable sameness, and remain open to those who make you uneasy, for they are the true messengers of the future. -Rob Lebow.