lightweight space shuttle in the 1970’s‚ but they needed a test vehicle in those times‚ computer technology was not as good‚ and advanced like now so they had no way to see how the shuttle would react to heat‚ and stress according to Nasa’s website.The Challenger broke apart 73 seconds while in liftoff on January 28‚ 1986 which killed the 7 astronauts on board‚ and the reason for the incident was because of a booster failure.On April 4th‚ 1983‚ and saw the first spacewalk of the space shuttles program
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In January of 1985‚ the Space Shuttle Challenger was scheduled for launch‚ the initial launch date scheduled for January 22‚ 1986. Most of the initial planning(assessing payloads/cargo space) went through without fault. The flight personnel were on track with training and the launch seemed to be a go.(NASA.gov) Many problems would arise‚ some stemming from previous knowledge‚ dating back to 1977‚ the initial test of Martin Thiokol Institute’s or MTI’s Solid Rocket Booster. The Solid Rocket
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On January 28th‚ 1986‚ former President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation after Space Shuttle Challenger was unsuccessful and took seven lives. President Reagan came on live television to address and mourn the loss of lives that were taken that day. He wanted them to be remembered for how hard they worked not for dying on an unsuccessful space mission. On that day seven lives were lost but they were lost doing something that they loved and were passionate about doing. In his address to the national
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Case study #2: The space shuttle challenger teleconference Question #1 Engineers at Thiokol had vigorously opposed the launching of Challenger but their warning had not been heeded by top management decision makers‚ who said having no knowledge that the issue about O-ring and low temperatures had been subject of intense controversy before authorizing the launch. Past successful launches and external pressures on NASA to meet customers commitments‚ which translated into a requirement to launch
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INTRODUCTION Since the beginning stages of NASA’s birth‚ there have been numerous cases of unfortunate but possibly preventable failure and disappointment. Looking back in time not only at the Columbia but also the Challenger shuttle missions‚ one can see and briskly imagine what went wrong and how the crises could’ve been prevented. Also‚ one can see how these problems were not addressed in time and in proper manner. As we take a look back‚ we can pin point many problems that occurred with communication
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On February 1‚ 2003‚ the space shuttle Columbia broke apart while re-entering the atmosphere over Texas‚ killing all seven crew members on board. The disaster occurred minutes before Columbia was scheduled to land at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. An investigation later determined the catastrophe was caused by a problem that took place shortly after launch on January 16‚ when a piece of foam insulation broke off from the shuttle’s propellant tank and damaged the edge of the shuttle’s left wing.
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Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on February 1st‚ 2003‚ which broke on the way back to the Earth. All the astronauts‚ including two women died in this disaster. The reason why this disaster happened was a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank which damaged the left wing of the shuttle. Even though some engineers of NASA had doubted that the left wing of shuttle had been damaged‚ the administration staffs restricted to
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The Space Shuttle Columbia was the second space shuttle disaster and the first shuttle lost on land happened on February 1‚ 2003. In this mission‚ six American astronauts and Israel’s first spaceman died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 200‚000ft above Texas. They are David Brown‚ Rick Husband‚ Laurel Clark‚ Kalpana Chawla‚ Michael Anderson‚ William McCool and Ilan Ramon. Rick husband is the Columbia’s commander was a US air force colonel recruited to the space program in 1994. He
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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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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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