Diane Vaughan
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226346823
- author:
- Diane Vaughan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 620
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 3.8 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Science & Nature, Engineering & Technology, Aeronautics & Aerospace
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, causing widespread shock and grief. Diane Vaughan's book examines the events leading up to this tragedy, challenging conventional interpretations of what happened. By retelling the story through the perspectives of those involved, Vaughan reveals how a culture of high-risk technology and poor judgment led to the disaster. Vaughan uncovers how NASA insiders normalized deviance, making it acceptable to them despite repeated warnings that something was wrong. This incremental descent into poor judgment ultimately resulted in the tragic loss of life. A new preface by Vaughan provides insight into the ramifications of this book and her own experience with a similar decision-making process that occurred at NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. The Enlarged Edition of The Challenger Launch Decision offers a detailed analysis of the events surrounding one of the most significant failures in NASA's history.
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