Testimonials

Mr. Michael Ciannilli gave a very stellar presentation! He was very frank, humble, unapologetic, and worked closely with this tragedy. He was one of Columbia’s Test Directors, I consider him to be a survivor of one our Nation’s darkest moments in our Space history (beside Apollo1, Challenger) the loss of Columbia and her crew 16 minutes from home. He lived the tragedy up close and personal. He oversaw the recovery of Columbia and her Crew. What I admire about him is that Instead of living with a nightmare and caving to it, he has turned it into an educational experience for all of us who work to save lives. I commend him for that.

Just wanted to ping and say thank you for the presentation yesterday. Always an honor to hear that story from you. Looking forward to catching up soon!

This letter is in appreciation of your enduring efforts for the advancement of safety and reliability in human spaceflight. I, along with several of my Boeing CCTS Program teammates, recently had the opportunity to tour hear you so eloquently speak. The experience had a profound impact on me and my colleagues. It was a sobering reminder of the importance of our Mission and the responsibility we have to our Nation and, in particular, to the astronauts who entrust their lives to us by flying the spaceships we design and build. Your efforts and continued support are greatly appreciated,

Thanks again for joining us at Blue and for your wonderful presentation. It brought up so many memories and emotions forgotten. Yes, we all forget quickly, but those memories and emotions that keeps us sharp and prevent tragedy from repeating. Thank you for being the voice that cares, and the voice that reminds us all never to forget.

Mike Ciannilli has done an absolutely fantastic job sharing these lessons learned…

Outstanding Presentation! You have given so many invaluable things for me and my senior leadership team to think about…and most importantly, to act on.

Just like to say thanks again for joining our show yesterday. You really do a fantastic job on camera. It was good for me to reflect on the importance of finding the right talent to deliver to our viewership. My boss, Albert, was so impressed. If possible, I would like see if I can arrange to do a larger feature with you. We can support whatever your schedule dictates.

Thank You for sharing your very personal experience, your relationship with the Columbia crew, the impact of the accident, subsequent response activities, and lessons learned is a poignant way to convey this important message to our entire workforce. The care with which you convey your personal story, and those of the crew members, resonates especially well with younger members of our workforce who may not have experienced these tragedies—this is critical in making sure we never forget. We appreciate your efforts and we look forward to welcoming you to Langley in the future to help carry forward this important work.

I am the CEO of a very large multinational entertainment corporation. But even with that position, if I was ever to share so freely and transparently, speaking from the heart, if you will, as you have done today for our senior executive leadership team in your speech…simply put, I would likely be fired. We don’t even like to acknowledge mosquito bites in the competitive world in which we operate. Honestly, most of us, in positions like mine just can’t do that. Period! So please be aware of the very unique position that you are in and together with your talent to communicate, you have the ability to truly impact the lives of so many out there for the better. I just want you to know that.

On behalf of the whole of Defence - thank you. That was the most amazing session. We have had so many comments from colleagues saying thank you and how insightful and thought provoking the conversation was. I wish we'd had at least another hour to hear from you. I can't thank you enough for giving up your time to share your reflections. As well as being helpful for our wider Defence colleagues, the conversation will also shape the work we are doing directly - to ensure we apply your thinking to our own LFE offer within Defence.

Thanks again for your investment of time into our company today – it is definitely a highly value-added activity which should be continued.

Thanks for teaching me all that cool stuff Mike! You did a great job on our show…you’re definitely a PRO! It was a BLAST having you on!

Thanks much for being a guest on our show yesterday. It’s pretty evident that you have the passion for and the knowledge of the subject matter. As a veteran member of the broadcast news, I can appreciate expert level of talent I witnessed in you deftly delivering the messages of safety, better communications and lessons learned. I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge with our cable news audience– please keep up the good work!

Thanks again for an excellent presentation last Thursday. The presentation should be mandatory for everyone on the Orion program. It really helps one realize how important the small details are and how keeping a dialogue going and asking questions may keep a disaster from occurring.

I was one of the interns that attended your virtual meet and greet today. I firstly wanted to say thank you for giving us this presentation, as I found it very impactful and as someone who wants to work in space science and in space exploration as a career, learning this information was important to me, so thank you!

Mike always brings the perfect tone to help people understand the importance of learning from these accidents and how they truly affect high-risk high-profile organizations like NASA

In full agreement with my coworkers, your presentation was significantly impactful and if anyone on my team goes to where you are, I promise to send them your way! It was touching and incredible to be taught about history as we continue pioneering to the future. Thank you again for taking the time to share with us, for answering questions and for giving us that experience.

Excellent performance with our hosts, LIVE ON-AIR, with so very little notice given to you beforehand. Thank you for knocking it out of the park tonight! This information was so valuable to better understanding the interaction weather plays with inducing potential disaster. It presented such useful information, while eliciting the emotion…and immediately began generating very positive feedback from our viewers as soon as the segment was over.