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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: INTERESTED IN REVIEWS OF CHALLENGER
Message-ID: <61@newave.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 90 01:23:33 GMT
References: <18626.25e9591a@merrimack.edu>
Reply-To: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
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In article <18626.25e9591a@merrimack.edu> ain149e1@merrimack.edu writes:
> I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW PEOPLE'S OPINIONS OF THE MOVIE "CHALLENGER" THAT AIRED
> SUNDAY NIGHT ON ABC.  I THOUGHT THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF SHOWING THE CONCERN
> THE PEOPLE AT MORTON THIOKOL(SP?) HAD ABOUT LAUNCHING IN THE COLD, BUT I THINK
> THEY DID A LOUSY JOB IN SHOWING NASA'S RESPONSE.

Anyone know if the Morton Thiokol / NASA discussion the night before the
ill-fated launch used real dialog?

As a space fan, I used to think that NASA was totally at fault for
not listening to Thiokol.  After seeing "Challenger", I'm not so sure
anymore.  Thiokol looked very disorganized and unscientific when they
were trying to convince NASA not to launch.

I am still disappointed that NASA (managers) did not recogize that booster
leakage could lead to a mission failure.  They seemed to know that there
was a problem with booster leakage, but they were not worried enough about
the problem to stop launching.

-john-

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