Space Shuttle Challenger: Responsible For The Deaths Of The Astronauts

Challenger Case Study Name Institution Affiliation Space Shuttle Challenger Case Several individuals and groups were responsible for the death of the astronauts. They failed to stand firm with their decisions against the launch of the Challenger amidst several setbacks especially, the cold weather. They include the Thiokol management that overruled their engineers’ recommendation against NASA launching the Challenger but went ahead and gave NASA an approval to launch. Also, the Rockwell team that instead of sticking with its concerns against the launch in cold and icy conditions, it worded its statement to camouflage the safety of the shuttle. Moreover, the NASA Marshall management and engineers failed to mention the concerns by Thiokol and Rockwell as they communicated their launch mission CITATION NAS86 \l 1033 (NASA, 1986). As a prospective eng...