The challenger disaster was a case study when I was in school: The important lesson is about human psychology, and why it's important to not speak up when somet

The challenger disaster was a case study when I was in school: The important lesson is about human psychology, and why it's important to not speak up when something is dangerous. Basically, the "powers that be" wanted the launch and overruled the concerns of the engineers. They forced the launch against better judgement. (Think of the, "Oh, that nerd is always complaining, I'm going to ignore them because they aren't important," attitude.)