TwentiOs People often refer to the decade of 2000 - 2009 as the 00’s or TwentiOs. Time magazine’s front cover considered it to be‚ “The Decade from Hell” (MACKAY‚ Time Magazine Cover)‚ which was possibly politically referred. However‚ many historical events occurred through the decade‚ along with technology at their highest‚ change in the way our society socialized‚ and millions of dollars spent whether people felt we were in a recession or just crying wolf. Currency was still circulating through
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Effective Commemorative Speech Paper President Ronald Reagan’s speech regarding the tragic disaster of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 was an emotional speech expressing empathy and inspiration. The speech honored the seven astronauts who lost their lives and also offered hope to those who continue to explore space in the future. Several expectations from President Reagan’s speech was achieved. According to Lucas (2011)‚ when delivering a commemorative speech‚ the main purpose is for the speaker
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THE CULTURAL TALE OF TWO SHUTTLES NASA’s habit of relaxing safety standards to meet financial and time constraints set the stage for the Feb. 1 loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts‚ investigators said Tuesday. They warned that the agency’s “broken safety culture” would lead to tragedy again unless fundamental changes are made. In a wide-ranging analysis of decades of NASA history‚ the Columbia Accident Investigation Board said the space agency’s attitude toward safety
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster – Organisational Causes Introduction The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster has been well investigated and analysed as a typical management case by numerous researchers. Although the disaster is the direct result of a technical issue‚ the hardware failure of a solid rocket booster (SRB) O-ring caused by abnormally low temperatures‚ there is an unambiguous relationship between the disaster and numerous organizational factors such as communication (Gouran et
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The ethical situation surrounding the decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger in January 1986 involved the highest level of management at three space centers: Kennedy Space Center in Florida‚ Johnson Space Center in Houston‚ and the Marshall Space Flight Center. Management and engineers with Morton Thiokol‚ a NASA contractor that manufactured the solid booster rockets‚ also joined these discussions that resulted in catastrophic failure. Launch discussions took place throughout the day and
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Have you ever thought about speaking up in a meeting and then decided against it because you did not want to appear unsupportive of the group’s efforts? If so‚ you have probably been a victim of "Groupthink". Irving Lester Janis (26 May 1918 - 15 November 1990) was a research psychologist at Yale University and most famous for his theory of "groupthink" which described the systematic errors made by groups when taking collective decisions(Wikipedia).Janis described “groupthink” as “a mode of thinking
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On February 1‚ 2003 a great American tragedy occurred as NASA’s space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry to Earth‚ killing all seven crew members on board. This marked the 28th and final mission for one of the United State’s most prestigious orbiters. During the weeks and months following this tragedy‚ many people asked “why” such a terrible event occurred. And while the root-cause may seem obvious now‚ many theories were raised by Congress‚ the press and engineers within NASA. More
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This concerned engineer from Morton Thiokol believed that the o-rings on the shuttle wouldn’t last and break off when launched because of weather conditions. This made him refuse to sign off the flight but‚ NASA went against his wishes anyway. But even before the Challenger lifted off to its doom on January 28‚ there had been many
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remember the tenth mission of the space shuttle Challenger that ended on January 28‚ 1986 in a catastrophic disaster. Seven astronauts were killed that day when the Challenger they were piloting‚ exploded at 72 seconds into the flight. Thesis: The Challenger exploded because the solid rocket booster O-rings did not seal properly which allowed hot combustion gases to leak from the side of the booster and burn through the external fuel tank. The
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must pick ourselves up again and press on despite the pain.” The following quote was said by Ronald Reagan to 6‚000 NASA employees and 4‚000 guests 3 days after the space shuttle Challenger disaster occurred. January 28th‚ 1986 the Challenger was taking off for its 10th mission. Approximately 73 seconds into the flight the shuttle broke apart and fell back down to Earth‚ killing all 7 of its crew members. Many people‚ including young school children‚ actually witnessed this happening on live television
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