Space Shuttle program

The Challenger Space Shuttle tragedy is one of the most widely studied cases of design negligence in history. Its explosion on January 28th, 1986 was the result of a design flaw in the solid rocket boosters. Problems with the design were detected a long time prior to the launch date, however due to a constraint in time, and pressure from NASA management to maintain its frequent launch schedule, the design was not changed. After the launch failure, investigations into the cause of the explosion…

Challenger was not successful in its take off. Unlike spacecrafts Apollo and Gemini, who had also previously taken off from Cape Canaveral, The Challenger did not have parachutes and had to handle launch emergencies by landing the shuttle. In order for a space shuttle to land properly and safely, it should not experience cross winds greater than seventeen miles per hour, and any cross winds stronger than this should result in a launch delay. However, on the day of the launch, cross winds from…

about the Space Shuttle Challenger that I could locate focused on the technical side of the explosion. I could not find anything that focused on Christa McAuliffe and Allan McDonald as the events unfolded. I want to start off my film with a quote by Gus Grissom; he is a famous astronaut who perished during a pretest launch for Apollo I. Grissom said, “If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The…

25th space shuttle mission. Space Shuttle Challenger sits there on the launch pad, like a huge giant ready to take on its journey to space. The crowd goes silent and the countdown begins: 3, 2, 1 . . . lift off! Challenger begins its ascent to the most unforgiving place: outer space. Carrying aboard the first teacher ever to go into space, the crew soars higher than the heavens. All of a sudden, tragedy unveils as Challenger explodes. America goes silent. Challenger was one of the first space…

“Big hair, parachute pants, and MTV was all the rage.” ATM’s, microwaves, touch tone phones, and the Internet were all invented in her youth. In 1986, in the 6th grade, Marlena watched the Space Shuttle Challenger explode on television during class. In the same year she experienced a 5.0 earthquake. The shuttle explosion was the first disaster she ever witnessed. It…

On January 28 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean only seventy-three seconds after takeoff, killing all seven astronauts on board. The Challenger was the second space shuttle constructed by NASA. Also, it had completed nine successful missions before the disaster. Following the accident, the shuttle program was suspended for 32 months as President Ronald Regan appointed a Commission, chaired by William P. Rogers and known as the Rogers Commission, to investigate…

Another primary function of the space shuttle is to send satellites off to space. Therefore, it’ll require a component to hold the satellite along with the crew. Also, the orbiter will need to handle additional payload. If this function fails, the space shuttle would not be able to take flight or safely fly up to space with the satellite. Furthermore, there should be an additional thrust to help the orbiter to escape the gravitational pull. the space shuttle should be reusable (Dunbar).…

among its people began to take place (Palmer, Dunford & Akin, 2009). The need for change was not recognized until disaster struck and investigative results identified key information as to the need for change (Palmer, Dunford & Akin, 2009). The Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in early 1986 was the first costly event which resulted from communication breakdown. After investigations determined critical safety of flight information was ignored which resulted in this disaster, change was…

of the space shuttle for NASA, they prioritized on maximizing cost effectiveness due to the budget cuts they received during the 1970s (“Challenger…”). They figured it will be more cost effective to have a reusable space shuttle instead of a disposable one. Therefore, they prioritized in designing a reusable space shuttle.…

History Era Project 1970-1990 The Challenger space shuttle disaster was the worst moment in the NASA programs history.It starts as a normal day it was going to mark the shuttles 10th successfully launch.The Challenger was expected to perform as expected after being tested for 11 months there were no doubts about the launch. When the shuttle took off everything was normal, but after 73 seconds it exploded killing all 7 crew members including a school teacher.Marking it as the most horrific moment…