The Challenger Launch Decision-Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA, Enlarged Edition, 2nd Edition
Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
$127.54
- Paperback
620 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2016
Summary
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 n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226346823 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 022634682X |
| Author: | Diane Vaughan |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 620 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2016 |
| Weight: | 908g |
| Dimensions: | 37mm x 155mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“A landmark study.”
“A landmark study.”– “Atlantic” (1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Diane Vaughan
Diane Vaughan is professor of sociology and international and public affairs at Columbia University.
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