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    used to doing. Sometimes people might take a risk depending on what it is. The NASA crew took a big risk when launching the Challenger during extreme temperatures. The astronauts were taking one of the biggest risk of their lives. This risk could have taken a positive or a negative affect. In this case it took a negative effect, lets see how. January 28,1986 the Challenger was ready for lift-off. This mission was delayed for six days because of bad weather and technical problems. NASA crew…

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    On January 28TH 1986, President Ronald Reagan gave his speech famously known as “The Speech on the Challenger Disaster.” He gave this speech in a presidential, hopeful, and very American way. He acknowledges The Challenger Disaster in such a way to address the families of the lost and the school children whose teacher was involved in this terrible disaster. He also creates a positive opinion towards the United States Space Program. He continues to honor the astronauts and tries to help…

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    The Shuttle Challenger Disaster of 1986 The Disaster of the Space Challenger not only affected the way NASA checked their space shuttle and produced them but it also changed the way that they were viewed. Despite the disaster, NASA has gone through positive changes still to this day. These positive changes such as the way they are viewed by Americans as a whole and also being able to make technological advances to improve space missions. The Challenger was expected to explore into space on…

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    could mean the difference between excellence and disaster on a real life project. Therefore, the literature review discussed a space shuttle project the Challenger shuttle disaster. The first part of the literature review discussed the Vaughan’s (1996) analysis, which found the human errors are one of the main reasons of resulting the Challenger shuttle disaster. Also, by outlining Perrow’s (1999) Normal Accident Theory, it argues that complex interaction system regarded as a technical reason…

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    The Challenger did not explode, although it looked that way. The cold temperatures loosened a seal in the right solid-fuel rocket booster, causing hot gas to pour through the seal. The fuel tank then collapsed and as a result, liquid oxygen and hydrogen created a huge fireball around the shuttle; making it look like the Challenger exploded. The crew members did not die instantly. They most likely died of oxygen deficiency…

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    After watching the numerous videos on the Challenger Disaster, it is obvious the management decision lacked communication, connected with a management system that allowed NASA to neglect safety requirements, leading to the cause of the Challenger disaster. The management decisions on the Challenger were rushed interested in the shuttle going into space. NASA concerned by the money aspect than the safety of the astronauts. There were obvious signs the shuttle would run into some problems such as…

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    Maria Rueda Mr. Bonanno May 23, 2017 CHC 2D0 Roberta Bondar- Geography ISU Roberta Lynn Bondar was an astronaut, physician, educator, and a photographer. Roberta was the first female Canadian astronaut to visit space (she was the second Canadian astronaut to visit space after Chris Hadfield). She was born on December 4, 1945, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. As a child, she had always found space fascinating. Now that she looks back, she believes that this fascination has led to her career…

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    1. Executive Summary The NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff, bringing a devastating end to the spacecraft’s 10th mission. The shuttle was in its 1st stage ascent at 46000 feet, Altitude when it disintegrated. The disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts aboard, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire who would have been the first civilian in space. The failure occurred due to a structural design flaw in the joint…

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    should we dissipate the money on a program that could bring horrible death to someone? I am conducting the logos and some pathos by stating that thirteen Americans have died from spaceflight missions. The first tragedy was from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster that occurred on January 28, 1986, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members when it broke apart 73 seconds after takeoff.…

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    In January of 1986, a conference call was conducted between NASA and Morton Thiokol Corporation engineers. The next day, the space shuttle Challenger was scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Engineers with Morton Thiokol attempted to convince NASA to delay Challenger’s launch because the icy temperatures could cause the O-rings to fail, leading to catastrophic consequences. The O-rings sealed the rocket’s motor joints; made of rubber, they were likely to lose elasticity in the…

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