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Avoiding NASA’s Greatest Regret

Started by Pauley · 8 months ago

On the five-year gap between the Space Shuttle's retirement and the launch of Orion. ... Continue reading »

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  • K4

    1 year ago

    Can I suggest that you read this . Richard Feynman was asked to be on the Presidential commission investigating the Challenger's fatal mission. It talks in parts about why it's flawed, why we still fly, and why many people mistake past success and safety for an indicator of future performance. You know me, I'm a space junkie, but i also don't like the fact that currently the Space Shuttle is our only vehicle. I am appalled by what Speaker Pelosi has been, and continues to do to NASA. I would love to see Constellation and Orion get a LOT more funding. However let's not over-estimate how safe te space shuttle is to fly. Is it more dangerous in 2013 then in 2010? No. If the first 5 times you played Russian roulette you won does that make playing it 5 more times a good idea? Some of this is made clear much better by the late Dr. Feynman in that Presidential Commission Report Appendix then I ever could. Please read his report and know that he spent 6 months on this commission looking into NASA and that accident and found that there were some major flaws in their safety protocols and culture.
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