explosion‚ one has to look at some of the key reasons that led to the disaster. As documented by the commission‚ there was not necessarily conflict at NASA or at Morton Thiokol‚ but more a hesitancy to “raise a red flag.” Questions were raised‚ but the flag was not waved high enough. During the course of the investigation‚ it was discovered that NASA and Morton Thiokol had vigorously debated the wisdom of operating the shuttle in the cold temperatures predicted for the next day. The investigation
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assassination attempt on the Pope and President Reagan in 1981. NASA had it’s share of excitement in the 80’s too‚ even though some events weren’t things to celebrate. NASA sent Sally Ride as the first woman to Space on June 18th‚ 1983‚ but in 1986 things took a bad turn around for NASA when the space shuttle “Challenger” exploded shortly after lift-off on January 28th (Jennifer Rosenberg). On top of all those events; between 1981 and 1983‚ 1‚450 people were infected with AIDS (most of them being gay/bisexual
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Space Shuttles: | The Life of Them | | Kionna Jones | | 7th period | 11/29/2010 | | Space Shuttles The Space Shuttle is an American spacecraft operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for orbital human spaceflight missions. The Space Shuttle is part of the Space Transportation System (STS). Space Shuttles are one of the most talked about aircrafts. The Shuttle is a reusable launch and reentry vehicle that saves on the costs that were once required
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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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Reagan delivered his speech about The Challenger Disaster. The speech was made just hours after space shuttle “Challenger” exploded during take-off‚ killing all seven crew members on board. Thousands witnessed this horrifying event live in person and on television. A big factor about this launch‚ making the explosion an even worse disaster was the fact that this mission was very unique. For the first time‚ NASA allowed a civilian to be allowed in space during a mission. She was aboard The Challenger
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encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-17362103.htmlHorton. E. 2001. U.S.A. Sixties. Vol. 4 p. 18. Brown Partworks LTD. McDonnell J. 2003. America In The 20th Century. (pp.1030‚ 1033)Marshall Cavendish Corporation (Eds.)MSNBC. 2007. 7 myths about the Challenger shuttle disaster. Retrieved November 8‚ 2007 fromhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11031097Reagan Foundation. N.D. Challenger. Retrieved October 8‚ 2008 fromhttp://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan/speeches/challenger.aspRosa parks. 2007. Rosa and Raymond Parks. Retrieved
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the whistleblower for the prelaunch decisions and was ostracized The Importance of Ethical Management The Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster is a prime example of how poor management decisions can lead to devastating results. Morton-Thiokol was known to have a corporate culture where upsetting the client would not be tolerated. The engineering management knew that a recommendation to delay the shuttle would disappoint their client (NASA) upsetting the upper management and potentially losing the contract with
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look out for the key symptoms of Groupthink. Groupthink can negatively affect group communication and problem solving. Two well-known examples of Groupthink in action are the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster and the Bay of Pigs invasion (“Mindtools.com‚” 2012). Engineers of the Challenger space shuttle knew about some faulty parts months before takeoff. But due to the fact that they did not want negative press they pushed ahead with the launch anyway. With the Bay of Pigs invasion‚ President
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1 Why probability and statistics? Is everything on this planet determined by randomness? This question is open to philosophical debate. What is certain is that every day thousands and thousands of engineers‚ scientists‚ business persons‚ manufacturers‚ and others are using tools from probability and statistics. The theory and practice of probability and statistics were developed during the last century and are still actively being refined and extended. In this book we will introduce the basic notions
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