Space Shuttle

” said Chiao, a former astronaut. The shuttle Challenger had gone into space nine times before this mission. All nine of those missions had launched and landed properly without any trouble, so they were not expecting this shock. The Challenger shuttle played a big role in President Reagan's Teacher in Space program. The shuttle was going to take a teacher named Christa McAuliffe into space. This was planned because Reagan wanted more kids interested in space and to show them that they can be a…

occurred with the launch of the space shuttle “Challenger.” Seven of the astronauts boarding the space shuttle, “Challenger,” were killed mid-flight. The U.S. has not experienced anything like this, space travel is still new. Reagan shows his great appreciation for the working class of the U.S. by cancelling his State of the Union to provide a powerful message. Reagan delivers a speech with hope and clarity for the future of space endeavors. His faith for the space program and NASA is strong and…

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 the low temperature and nonfunctional O-rings. If I were placed in a similar situation I would express my concerns for safety and the negative possibilities that could happen if the shuttle launched. If someone speaks up their automatically labeled…

paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties" (ASME Code of Ethics, 2009). These engineers in the case studies above have failed to fulfil their duty of care to the public. In the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster, Lund 's decision to approve the launch was made by weighing the costs and benefits of risking the flight crew 's lives to make the launch schedule to save his company. In the Pinto Ford madness, the engineers went along with…

on that brisk January day, President Ronald Reagan brought the nation together as one, in mourning the loss of seven lives aboard the space shuttle, Challenger. What made this moment so heartbreaking was due to the fact that not only were six astronauts lives lost, but also, the life of a teacher whom was about to make history by becoming the “first teacher in space” in addition to participating in an outreach program allowing her to teach lessons from her “out of this world” classroom. The…

teacher) into the depths of space. The Challenger was an extremely inspirational mission, just not in the way America had hoped. Showing the disaster live on television everywhere the crash scared everyone watching. Christa McAuliffe was chosen to go into space in a contest held by NASA, and was chosen 1 out of more than 11,000 applicants. She taught American History and English in Concord, New Hampshire. Her parents, two children, and students from Concord watched the shuttle disaster, not…

and every other aspect of the object. However, what happens if the engineer makes a mistake? Does it go unnoticed? Most likely not. Many engineering disasters have occurred over the course of recorded history. The Hindenburg, Space Shuttle Challenger, and Space Shuttle Columbia are examples of engineering disasters that resulted in catastrophe. The Hindenburg marked the end of the airship era. Many other airships went down prior to its destruction including the USS Akron and the British R 101…

On January 28, 1986, Challenger, an American space shuttle exploded momentarily after lift off shocking the nation; including the children viewing from their classrooms. The crew of Challenger included seven members, but most notably was a school teacher Christa McAuliffe who was invited with the intent to teach school children from the shuttle. This incident received massive amounts of media coverage, and on the same day as the incident, President Ronald Reagan conducted his speech. Ronald…

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…

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…