Having had this in Policy school (albeit a decade ago), I remember the follow-on class basically being: "So, this happened in real life. Except it wasn't racing

Having had this in Policy school (albeit a decade ago), I remember the follow-on class basically being: "So, this happened in real life. Except it wasn't racing -- it was the Challenger". (A room of 70 promptly headdesked). What jumped out in the class discussion was how focused the conversation was on economic risks and rewards (x% chance of y payoff, etc), and how "life of the driver" was basically never mentioned as one of the risks of proceeding. Anyway, eventually you learn to play "spot the Challenger graph" from a mile away. I think it showed up 4 times in assorted courses I've taken over the years (re: Data Visualization and Organizational Design).