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From: BATALI@OZ.AI.MIT.EDU (John Batali)
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Subject: Paranoia
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Date: Sat, 22-Feb-86 00:01:00 EST
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I'm sure that there are people working for NASA on this mailing list.
Are there people at the Marshall Space Flight Center?  What about Morton
Thiokol?  If so, why haven't we heard from them?  The latest word (Feb
21) is that the engineers at MT were opposed to going ahead with the
launch because of the severe cold but were overruled by MT and NASA
management.  Presumabely some of these folks have interesting
information and may even want to present their side of the story.

I'll tell you why we haven't heard from them -- because they have been
told not to say anything.  The paper movers are covering their asses.
NASA would prefer that the accident be an engineering mistake rather
than a management one.

Is this coverup extending even to the net?  Anyone from NASA or MT care
to respond?  I dare you.