Due: November 5‚ 2013 Introduction The end of the space shuttle program has brought a great loss to NASA and the employee at the Kennedy Space Center. This loss not only effect the direct employees but have also effect the contractors at Alliant Techsystem‚ whom was task with much of the construction of the Ares rocket that would catapult the Orion capsule and known as one of the most established supplier for NASA. As the space shuttle program come to an end‚ ATK started collecting data from
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Key weakness in decision-making There are three key groups of people involved in the launch of Challenger: the Engineers and managers at Thiokol directly responsible for the launch and NASA officials who signed off on the launch. The key weaknesses in the decision making of Challenger disaster are a combination of contributing pluralist approach in the organizational structure‚ corporate culture‚ managerial habits‚ and failure of both engineers and management to practice ethical responsibilities
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The Challenger Disaster Space shuttle Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral‚ Florida on January 28‚ 1986. The initial shuttle launch was delayed for six days due to poor weather and technical problems. After launch‚ the space shuttle Challenger exploded a minute and thirteen seconds after liftoff. The last words heard by the crew was from the captain‚ Mike Smith stating‚ “Uh- oh‚” (Ranker) proving that he was aware of a problem in the launch. The several astronauts were
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On the fateful morning of January 26‚ 1988‚ the challenger shuttle broke up and burst into flames within 73 seconds of lift off. Many factors have to be considered when trying to figure out the cause of this disaster‚ and also how it could have been avoided. Poor communication between NASA managers‚ Thiokol managers‚ and Thiokol engineers played a major role in aiding this disaster. For a shuttle to be cleared for take off even when a lot of odds were against its successful liftoff shows that it
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We 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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of the disasters that affected America in many ways. The Challenger explosion affected America in a similar way. January 28‚ 1986‚ one of America’s greatest space shuttles‚ exploded in front of a live audience (Challenger disaster history.com pg.1). The Challenger launch was one of the most publicized launches because it was the first time a teacher was going into space. The launch was being broadcast across the nation live from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Thousands of schoolchildren all over
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remember the day of the Challenger Disaster. I was five years old and in kindergarten. My teacher‚ Ms. Epton‚ brought us outside to watch the shuttle launch; something many kids have to watch on television‚ but those of us living on the coast got to witness firsthand. I remember seeing the fiery glow of the shuttle‚ the gasps by the adults‚ and quickly being hurried back into the classroom. Not much was said about what had happened‚ it was not until later that I fully understood. Space exploration was magical
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Causes of Accident Challenger’s STS-51L mission was scheduled for Launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral‚ Fla. “After several technical and weather-related delays‚ Challenger launched at 11:38 a.m. EST on Jan. 28‚ 1986” (Chow‚ 2011). The ship exploded 73 seconds after liftoff (Howell‚ 2012). The (mechanical) cause of the accident points to pressure seals (O-rings) but more importantly points to the serious problems that NASA had with its communication channels and safety information
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NASA’s Challenger Tragedy January 28‚ 1986 was marked as one of the darkest day of NASA’s history when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff killing all seven crew members. It was NASA’s 25th‚ mission but unfortunately not a successful one. Challenger’s disaster appeared in a period of small budgets‚ workforce and a need for the space agency to confirm its successfully shuttle program. Pressures settled because of the need to meet client obligations‚ which transformed
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The Challenger disaster is a prime example of poor leadership and Groupthink. When examining the disaster that took the lives of 7 people‚ this occurred do to multiple forms of neglect and pressure felt by leaders (UK Essays‚ 2015). This disaster occurred due to numerous defects within NASA’s engineering leaders‚ pressure from the media‚ public opinion‚ and the relationship with leaders at Morton Thiokol‚ makers of the defective O-rings that ultimately destroyed the Challenger into pieces (Dimitroff
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