Somewhat recently, I took a risk and entered myself into a piano competition, where the reward was to play at Carnegie Hall. It was an expensive competition to enter, and musicians from all over the world took part in it. Fortunately, as a result of taking this risk, I ended up winning, and will now be performing in the fall. However, if I hadn’t taken this risk, I would have missed out on this opportunity that will most likely have an impact on my future and career. Risks are an essential part of life, and if we do not take risks, we limit ourselves to opportunities. Unfortunately, the outcome of a risk is uncertain. Anytime someone takes a risk, they face the possibility of losing something significant. In fact, this is the reason why so …show more content…
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger is one example of this. In 1986, several “ordinary” citizens went aboard the Challenger in hopes of exploring outer space, but unfortunately, it was a disaster and the people on board lost their lives. President Ronald Reagan wrote a speech called “Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger,” where he addressed the unfortunate events that had occurred. In his speech, he reminded Americans that the crew was willing to do this dangerous job. He says, “And perhaps we've forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle. But they, the Challenger Seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly" (paragraph 2). This clearly proves that the crew on the space shuttle knew exactly what they were signing up for, and were well aware of the dangers involved. Yet, this didn’t stop them from wanting to go on and explore space. President Reagan reminds Americans that these brave men and women were willing to sacrifice and risk their lives to gain further knowledge of space. The fact that there were dangers involved didn’t stop them. Furthermore, President Reagan goes on to explain why the crew of the space shuttle Challenger were willing to take this big risk. In the text, he explains, "It’s all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It’s all part of taking a chance and expanding man's horizons. The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave" (paragraph 4). This quote further demonstrates just how passionate and brave the crew members were to take on this risk. The goal that the crew members had hoped to achieve was to explore and discover new things in outer space. They strongly believed that the only way to achieve this goal was to take a risk. Unfortunately, they did not achieve this goal, but the important part is that they tried.
The significant engineering failure that will be analyzed is the Space Shuttle Challenger. In 1986, the Challenger faced many launch delays. The first delay of the Challenger was due to the expected weather front and presence of the Vice President (ENGINEERING.com). Since rain and cold temperatures were expected to move into the area, they didn’t want the Vice President to make unnecessary trips. However, the launch window became perfect weather conditions due the weather front stalling. The second
of the NASA space shuttle, Challenger. On January 28, 1986, the Challenger disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board. This catastrophe was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in the right solid rocket booster at launch. The O-ring failed because it was not designed to withstand unusually cold conditions which occurred on the launch day. Since the solid rocket booster joint was no longer properly sealed after the failure of the O-ring
On the fateful day of Jan. 28, 1986, America launched the challenger space shuttle but unexpectedly, this will be the last time the shuttle and its crew would leave the ground. On that day, the challenger had engineering errors that resulted in the shuttle exploding in the air and killing the crew. What went wrong? According to Denise Chow, journalist of New York daily news, an investigation revealed that a seal, called an O-ring, right solid rocket booster had failed at liftoff, allowing pressurized
Cause(s) of Accident The listed cause of the accident in the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (Presidential commision on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, 1986) as a failure of a joint in the right hand SRB (solid rocket booster) lower two sections. Specifically the O-Ring obliteration caused by hot gasses escaping from the joint. During the investigation focus was drawn to the assembly of the right hand SRB and possible damage from the handling and installation
I chose to write about the Space Shuttle Columbia engineering failure. NASA sent out a shuttle to orbit the earth for 16 days mission to research how can a life survive being out in space. The mission was completed in success and it was time to return back to earth but with no knowledge of the risk due to a damage to the left wing that they didn’t even know. The reason why the error happened because the team at NASA were not careful enough and wasn’t thinking of finding other options to save those
On Feb. 1, 2003, space shuttle Columbia broke up as it returned to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board. NASA suspended space shuttle flights for more than two years as it investigated the disaster. An investigation board determined that a large piece of foam fell from the shuttle's external tank and breached the spacecraft wing. This problem with foam had been known for years, and NASA came under intense scrutiny in Congress and in the media for allowing the situation to continue. The Columbia
1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated in midair as the nation watched in disbelief and sadness. The cause of the Challenger accident was determined to be a system design failure on one of the shuttle’s solid rocket boosters. Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are a pair of large solid strap-on rockets that were utilized by NASA during the first two minutes of the Challenger’s Space Shuttle launch. The pair of SRBs was applied to provide an extra liftoff boost for the Space Shuttle during takeoff
nation’s space program and for our nation in general. On its tenth flight, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after take-off, killing all seven members on board. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean. Americans had been eagerly anticipating watching the launch on live TV because one of the shuttle’s crew members was a school teacher. She would have been the first teacher to have traveled in space, so there was a lot of media covering the event. The Space Shuttle Challenger
1.0 Introduction Seventy three seconds into its 10th flight, on January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing the seven crew members on board [1]. The Challenger was the second space shuttle constructed by NASA and had completed nine successful missions prior to the disaster. Following the accident, the shuttle program was suspended for 32 months as President Ronald Regan appointed a Commission, chaired by William P. Rogers and known as the Rogers
the days before and day of the lunch? It was a full year before Challenger was going to be launched; a major fault was discovered in the design of the solid rocket boosters (Stathopoulos, V. 2014). Did NASA use a flawed database in its decision to launch the Space Shuttle Challenger or did they mismanage the meeting with the Group Decision Support System (GDSS). NASA uses this system to make decisions when it comes to the space shuttles launches. The (GDSS) knew that the temperature was too low to
On January 28, 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger destined for space came to a crashing halt after just 73 seconds into liftoff. What would the first thought of any normal person be? Why? What went wrong? All seven crew members aboard The Challenger perished. While the physical cause of the Challenger is now known as the failure of mechanics, the Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident revealed that the primary cause of the disaster was “flaws in the decision
On 28th January 1986, the whole world focused on the Challenger shuttle project, which was an evolution of carrying the first person into space. However, after 73 seconds into the flight, the Challenger was ripped apart above Cape Canaveral in Florida. As a result, the launch of this shuttle exploded and killed seven crew members inside the shuttle. The President initiated a Commission to identify the causes of this shuttle disaster. One technical cause was the O-ring seals in the aft field of the
Columbia and Challenger: Organizational Failure at NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration commonly known by the abbreviated term of NASA is the pioneer when it comes to Science and technological developments and researches with regard to all areas of space flight and space science. The scientific researches they undertake are extremely risky due to its highly technical fields as well as human involvement in those pilot projects. The tragic failures of Challenger Space Shuttle in 1986
probably never. The passengers on the Challenger didn't think so either. The Challenger explosion was a disastrous and life changing event in history. Many things happened before the challenger exploded into fire. The cost of the space shuttle was around 1.2 billion. (Hanson 26+) To avoid disaster and any troubles, millions of dollars were wasted in attempt to keep the Challenger safe. Many things like Space simulation for failure, computer shut downs, engine failures, and many things along those lines
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster From Dr. Maier’s research presented about the space shuttle Challenger disaster and the Columbia space accident, resonated to this professional context if find it interesting and informative. It teaches about many things relating to organizational and management course. The report outlines and further explains the major factor or aspects in organizational and management course that should be taken keenly and adopted into our work environment. He shows the factors