Roger Boisjoly dies at 73; engineer tried to halt Challenger launch

Re:Roger Boisjoly dies at 73; engineer tried to halt Challen... by damoncali on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @12:47PM (#3567544)

This comment needs more upvotes. The political pressure on NASA is extreme. The only people doted over more than the astronauts were the politicians. Look into the origins of the Triana satellite and its subsequent fate for a particularly ridiculous example.

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Re:Roger Boisjoly dies at 73; engineer tried to halt Challen... by oz on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @01:14PM (#3567680)

Seconded. It is a common cognitive failure of us the engineering-minded to underestimate how important politics and other human factors are.

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Re:Roger Boisjoly dies at 73; engineer tried to halt Challen... by 3lit3H4ck3r on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @02:26PM (#3568016)

I know this is a movie. But I think we all get the point.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/

Gordon Cooper: You boys know what makes this bird go up? FUNDING makes this bird go up.

Gus Grissom: He's right. No bucks, no Buck Rogers.

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