Congress Demanding NASA Air Safety Data Released

Washington (dbTechno) - Congress is coming forward and demanding that NASA release their air safety data they have compiled in regards to the safety of flying in the U.S.

The reports coming out state that over the past three years NASA interviewed over 24,000 pilots. The survey was completed last year at the cost of $8.5 million. The strange thing about this though is that once it was completed they refused to publish any of the results and requested that all who worked on the project to delete the files pertaining to it.

According to reports the survey found safety problems with air carriers occured far more frequently than what was originally thought. The fact that NASA does not want to reveal any of the data though has many displeased.

Prof. Jos Krosnick of Stanford University stated “I was flabbergasted by that. What they said to us over and over again was that a lot fo things go wrong that they believe increase the risk of accidents - that could be cheaply and easily solved.”

NASA stated that “The release of the data could affect public confidence and hurt the commercial welfare of air carriers.”

Congress has now launched a formal investigation into the matter. Democratic Congressman Bart Gordon stated “This is a matter of safety. We need to know that information, the American public needs to know that information.”