Space Shuttle program

On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded over Texas and Louisiana upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. The loss of the shuttle and its crew was from a piece of insulation foam that detached from the shuttle’s external tank. Fuel had nothing to do with the explosion, they burned the remaining fuel before re-entry. Space exploration takes a lot of money, the budget increased 3.1 percent from 2003 to 2004. The Columbia incident was the second of two tragedies of space shuttle disasters in the past 30 years, the other tragedy being the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. These accidents are being used as learning experiences, to further improve protocol, technology and safety. Space exploration must continue, as we have so much…

In 1982, National Security Decision Directive wanted NASA to focus on making a fully operational space shuttle program. The program was to be cost efficient and have at twenty-four flights per year. By 1985 though, NASA had only managed nine flights for a given year. The shuttle they were using was nine-billion dollars, and wasn’t cost efficient as desired. Then, in 1986, NASA planned its largest number of flights yet. They had fifteen scheduled flights, one that would involve a teacher in the…

and aerospace industry were all demanding actions on launching. The operating budget cuts also played a major part because of the “reforms for promoting flight safety in NASA’s management structure had been implemented. Also, the emphasis concerning technical oversight of the shuttle program was restricted. Meanwhile, the conversion in management changed the organization culture that focused on improving efficiency while plummeting cost; which resulted in “sacrificing safety in the name of…

then returned to the earth with useful information of space. The probe was 747 lb. And it was built by Hughes Aircraft Company at the plant in California called El Segundo (Russell, 2012). It measured about 1.4 meters across. The probe was devised in a way that it could sustain high temperatures in which the inner part was made of a heat shield. The scientific instruments inside were protected from the extreme heat as well as pressure that during the duration of its high speed to space. The…

or welfare of people in general. Workers who whistleblow on their managers are protected under U.S. law. Basically, griping to somebody inside the organization is not whistleblowing and leaves the representative without insurance of the whistleblowing laws." Note that by the meaning of whistleblowing is grumbling to somebody inside the organization; therefore, this is not considered whistleblowing. Even though Mr. Boisjoly 's acts, before the catastrophe happened, to get Thiokol administration…

hack into any virtually data system. Despite his doubts, Finch agrees to help at the possibility of avoiding jail. As the film cuts to another scene, Rebecca Childs and her crew are testifying in front of a committee of government officials over their handling of the landing of the space shuttle. The committee is impressed with her ability to determine that changing the descent vectors in the shuttle to a precise moment led to a safe landing of the shuttle. She and her crew are reassigned to a…

installed on the opposite side of the module to prevent a total failure of flight and life support systems (Teitel). The Shuttle program was born out of the Apollo program. In April 1983, the Space shuttle Challenger became the second shuttle to reach space, and it went on to successfully complete nine milestone missions (Howell). The last mission of the Challenger shuttle was designed to establish a data recording satellite that would follow Halley's Comet’s orbit and also launch the “Teacher…

hindered by complacency and conformity which can be detrimental to success and in some cases, it can be fatal. The space shuttle Columbia disaster on 2003 may have been caused by complacent leaders who are driven by objectives and disregarded safety. Complacency and conformity are the main factors of the Columbia shuttle disaster. Management was complacent with current processes as evidence of poor leadership, communication, and initiative to change. Complacency is a silent killer without any…

developing life forms. Robotic and human engineers are both needed to maintain flight in a shuttle. From the robotic stand point controlled by humans based millions of miles away, not all the info needed may be attained, and disturbances are most likely to occur controlling the objects. But a human can work out the kinks on every aspect needed if trained correctly. But even being trained correctly cannot stop the dangers that wait outside this planet. Danger is what they are trained for, and…

disasters when it comes to the space program. In the past, two space shuttles fell victim to politics which ended in tragedy. According to Bolman and Deal (2008), they reported that the U.S. space shuttle Columbia was descending to earth from space when astronauts begin receive numerous emergency signals from the instrument panel of the spacecraft. Sadly, all on board died in the disastrous explosion (Bolman & Deal, 2008). Many years earlier, the space shuttle Challenger experienced the…