In my ethics & stakeholder management class last semester‚ we discussed the Columbia space shuttle disaster and the mistakes that led up to it. The day before the launch‚ there were unusually cold weather conditions‚ which called for concern among NASA and the associated engineers. A very large conference call took place between the major engineers and executives on the project to discuss what to do. People were calling in from all over the world. There was a lot of panic‚ so many people were
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US watched in horror as the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over the blue Texas sky (Simberg). The wreckage of the ship and the remains of her seven crew members were strewn all across Texas and parts of Louisiana. Even the most staunch NASA believers contemplated their support for the agency as fire rained from the sky. It had been nearly 17 years since the last fatal disaster of the Challenger explosion‚ and this served as another frightening reminder that space travel still is not safe. The
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MGT 635 dECISIONG MAKING Columbia and Tenerife Case study Decision Making Analysis Report Mengjie Chen Instructor‚ Peter G. Dominick Columbia and Tenerife Case study The Tenerife crash‚ recently referred as the biggest air disaster in history‚ seems to have little connection with the tragedy of Space Shuttle Columbia. However‚ there are similarities‚ especially some decisions made by two people from the two cases respectively. When they made certain decisions‚ they did fall into
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RISK CASE STUDY – ASSIGNEMENT 2 August 3‚ 20111 THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER Risk Management Plan 1. Risk management plan summarizes risk management approach‚ list methodologies and processes‚ defines everyone’s role – definition of risk management plan. NASA was using for the most part qualitative risk assessment process. Launch of the shuttle was allowed as long as aggregate risk remained acceptable. Quantitive method was applied for risk assessment because if the complex
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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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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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companions slept‚ Were toiling upward in the night.’ - H W Longfellow “That’s one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind”‚ said Neil Armstrong‚ stepping on to the moon’s surface on 21st‚ July 1969. Kalpana Chawla steeped into space‚ not once but twice. It proved to be a great leap for womankind especially for Indian woman. It was the bridge between the impossible and the possible. Kalpana said‚ “You can’t cross a great chasm in two short steps; it needs one big leap.”0
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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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Ms. I ENC 1101 6 October 2011 Culture and the Columbia Among all the items on todays extinction lists‚ groups will never make an appearance. This concept can be witnessed among animals and people alike in schools‚ in the work atmosphere‚ in local facilities such as malls and restaurants‚ and even in the home. While the appearance of small groups on the rise‚ their possibility of functioning properly steadily declines. Consequently‚ failure to cooperate may result in members working against each
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Kalpana Chawla (July 1‚ 1961 – February 1‚ 2003) was an Indian-American astronaut with NASA. She was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Contents[hide] * 1 Early life * 2 Education * 3 NASA career * 4 Death * 5 Awards * 6 Memorials * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 Further reading * 10 External links | [edit] Early life Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal (Haryana) in 1961 to Banarasi Lal Chawla and Sanjyothi. Her interest in flying
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