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> at some point, one needs to say "yes" and take risks Do they though? If the Challenger launch had been pushed back what major effects would there have been?
by afavour 2y ago
> at some point, one needs to say "yes" and take risks
Do they though? If the Challenger launch had been pushed back what major effects would there have been?
I do get your general point but in this specific example it seems the urgency to launch wasn’t particularly warranted.
- mathgradthrow 2y agoyou need to establish which complaints can delay a launch. The parent comment is arguing that you need to set some kind of threshold on that. In practice, airplanes fly a little bit broken all the time. We have excellent data and theory and failsafes which allow that to be the case, but it's written in blood.
- ben_jones 2y ago> If the Challenger launch had been pushed back what major effects would there have been? An administrator would’ve missed a promotion.
- runlaszlorun 2y agoI think it’s not even a missed promotion but a perceived risk of one- which may or may not be accurate.
- themaninthedark 2y agoThat is a very uncharitable thing to say unless you have proof. What was the public sentiment of the Shuttle at the time? What was Congress sentiment? Was there organizational fear in NASA that the program would be cancelled if launches were not timely?
- jstanley 2y ago> If the Challenger launch had been pushed back what major effects would there have been? The point is it's not just the Challenger launch. It's every launch.