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The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA, Enlarged Edition
Diane Vaughan
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Description for The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA, Enlarged Edition
paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. .
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful decision, contradicting conventional interpretations to prove that what occurred at NASA was not skullduggery or misconduct but a disastrous mistake. Why did NASA managers, who not only had all the information prior to the launch but also were warned against it, decide to proceed? In retelling how the decision ... Read more
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful decision, contradicting conventional interpretations to prove that what occurred at NASA was not skullduggery or misconduct but a disastrous mistake. Why did NASA managers, who not only had all the information prior to the launch but also were warned against it, decide to proceed? In retelling how the decision ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
620
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226346823
SKU
V9780226346823
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About Diane Vaughan
Diane Vaughan is professor of sociology and international and public affairs at Columbia University.
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