In event of Moon disaster

[bitchstewie]

I'd never read the whole thing. Sobering but also surprisingly moving to think someone had to sit down and write that.

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/11/in-event-of-m...

[Eric Mc]

Luckilly, never required.

Although when they did suffer disasters in the Shuttle programme, they were taken by surprise.

[Sylvaforever]

Eric Mc said:

Luckilly, never required.

Although when they did suffer disasters in the Shuttle programme, they were taken by surprise.

Very much so Eric, you have made a very valid point about the culture at NASA at the time.

[Toaster]

Well according to Mike Mullane Challenger was a “predictable surprise” so maybe a preemptive letter should have been written for the president for the shuttle programme

http://mikemullane.com/speaking-programs/countdown...

[Eric Mc]

There were lots of memos and letters flying between various agencies, departments and contractors in the lead up to the Challenger accident. Many people knew there was a potential problem. That's why Mullane classifies it as something that was preventable.

In fact, his favourite term is "normalisation of deviance" - and he now does the lecture circuit giving talks on this phenomenon.

His book "Riding Rockets" is an excellent read.