2003 Recognition for Columbia Recovery Contribution

NASA administrator, Sean O'Keefe, and Department of Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness and Response/FEMA, Michael D. Brown, recognized dse for its efforts in recovering the space shuttle Columbia and returning NASA to flight.

After the tragic breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, dse was called upon as an EPA START subcontractor to Weston Solutions, Inc. to provide personnel to help locate, document, and recover parts of the Columbia Shuttle in Texas and Louisiana. As the scope of the recovery efforts grew, dse was tasked with recruiting other small firms to provide personnel to the five ICPs located from north central Texas to east Texas. dse coordinated with over 20 firms to provide personnel for administrative, data processing, and field recovery duties to the various ICPs that needed them.

For more information on this effort, please refer to our Emergency Response Management section.