The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA, Enlarged Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 022634682X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 620 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A landmark study."
She reveals how and why NASA insiders, when repeatedly faced with evidence that something was wrong, normalized the deviance so that it became acceptable to them. In a new preface, Vaughan reveals the ramifications for this book and for her when a similar decision-making process brought down NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. Why did NASA managers, who not only had all the information prior to the lau
"Widely cited in the literature, but Kindle edition marred by a poor OCR effort" according to Chip Overclock®. I'm only 1Widely cited in the literature, but Kindle edition marred by a poor OCR effort Chip Overclock® I'm only 14% through this tome on my Kindle Paperwhite; so far so good. But I did want to make a comment that other Kindle readers might find useful. I would guess that this electronic edition was done by scanning a paper copy with an optical character reader. The ebook is littered with typos, perhaps one every ten pages or so. Examples just from this morning's reading include "rish" instead of "risk" and "mic-" instead of "mid-". Replacing "d" with "c" seems to be the most com. % through this tome on my Kindle Paperwhite; so far so good. But I did want to make a comment that other Kindle readers might find useful. I would guess that this electronic edition was done by scanning a paper copy with an optical character reader. The ebook is littered with typos, perhaps one every ten pages or so. Examples just from this morning's reading include "rish" instead of "risk" and "mic-" instead of "mid-". Replacing "d" with "c" seems to be the most com. "Complex but worth it" according to Amazon Customer. Magisterial review of a tragic event. Vaughan is worth reading for her ability to decipher trends and forces which shaped participants in the launch decision, even though they were often unaware of those influences at the time. She offers a compelling case for rejecting the conventional wisdom about the launch decision as insufficient, showing that sometimes the simplest explanations for things can be misleading.