| A worker for a NASA subcontractor has attempted to sabotage the International Space Station by cutting wires on a computer scheduled for delivery on the next Atlantis launch.
NASA Says Worker Tried to Sabotage Space Station
NASA has reported that a space program worker deliberately cut wires on a computer that was bound for the International Space Station. The employee has yet to be identified, but works for a subcontractor for NASA.
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The International Space Station as seen from Atlantis on June 10,
2007. (NASA photo) Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA Space Operations Chief, stated that the sabatoge occurred outside of Florida at an unnamed subcontractor. The same worker allegedly damaged another computer that was not bound for the space station.
"I don't want to speculate on motivation. The damage is very obvious. It's easy to detect. It's not a mystery to us," said Gerstenmaier.
The device is reported to be a recorder that would monitor stress the station receives while it's in orbit. NASA says it will repair the computer in time for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on August 7.
Investigations are "going on and I'd rather let that get handled that way," added Gerstenmaier.
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