02/21/2018 PHIL 3103 – Homework 2 Aaron Long Roger Boisjoly‚ an engineer at Thiokol‚ attempted to save seven astronauts and the Challenger Space Shuttle before the January 28‚ 1986 disaster occurred. Boisjoly’s actions can be explained through Utilitarianism and Ross’ Prima Facie Duties. From a utilitarian standpoint‚ the engineer sought to maximize the “good” of the launch situation. Roger Boisjoly had two choices after discovering the O-ring dilemma: attempt to potentially save seven
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taken by the mission control team when they found out a piece of insulating foam could damage the shuttle and cause 7 people to lose their lives. The previously achieved success led to overconfidence and a belief that no problem would bring down the mission. The upper echelon of management was only placed an emphasis on the launch rather than the safety of the astronaut’s or the quality of the shuttle. The engineers thought that the foam strike was very important and could cause a problem‚ but their
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The loss of the space shuttle Columbia prompted an investigation to determine the factors that contributed to the accident. Essential to the investigation was collecting and analyzing data associated not only with the Columbia accident‚ but that of the 1987 loss of the space shuttle Challenger. Evidence from the investigation indicated that lessons learned from the Challenger were not necessarily applied to the shuttle program and may have been instrumental in the loss of the Columbia. It was determined
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Cheng‚ ’1 ’ Annie Cheng Mrs. Milne ENG4U1 2012 09 27 Failure is a Better Teacher than Success Henry Ford once said: “Failure is the opportunity to begin again‚ this time more intelligently.” It is hard to imagine that this famous historical figure ever failed in his lifetime. In fact‚ many of Ford’s innovative ideas were rejected many times – others‚ like the assembly line‚ are still used today. However‚ we do not hear of these failures‚ as newspapers often emphasize in big bold lettered
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bad consequences that happen when someone decides not to fallow the Code of Ethics for Engineers‚ for example the Space shuttle Challenger disaster that happened in January of 1986. There were issues with parts and conflicts with decision making that violated the Code of Ethics and 7 people died because of it. On January 28th 1986 NASA was launching the Space Shuttle named Challenger and mission 51L a routine mission to carry cargo and satellites for scientific research but because of poor weather
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OCKHART: A hot air inflatable burst into blazes over focal Texas on Saturday after evidently striking electrical cables and dove into a field‚ killing each of the 16 individuals on board in one of the deadliest such mishaps on record‚ police and observers said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the red hot accident happened at around 7:40 a.m. (1240 GMT) close Lockhart‚ a town around 30 miles (50 kThe Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said 16 individuals were accepted to have been on board
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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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a U.S. Navy pilot‚ Armstrong flew 78 combat missions.He left the service in 1952‚ and returned to college. After a few years Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)‚ which later became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He worked in a number of different jobs there. For example serving as a test pilot and an engineer. He married Janet Shearon on January 28‚ 1956. Son Eric arrived in 1957‚ followed daughter Karen in 1959. Unfortunately Karen
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roles more easily than anyone might have imagined because of deindividuation. * The Indianapolis Colts * Except openness to differing opinions * Finding holes in all arguments that go against the group’s desires * The 1986 Challenger space shuttle explosion was the result of groupthink. * Cults are to _______________ as Abu Ghraib is to _______________. C) groupthink; deindividuation * and is effective at immunizing people from undesirable beliefs. B) inoculation effect:
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1. How would you characterize the broader context surrounding the January 1986 teleconference? What impact might that have on the group’s decision making process? The teleconference was held a night prior to the launch of Challenger space shuttle between NASA and Morton Thiokol Inc. Officials at Thiokol raised concerns regarding the performance of O-Rings used in SRB at low temperature. At the low temperatures O-Rings were suspected to harden and lead to slower sealing‚ subsequently
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