What could NASA management have done differently? What, if anything, could their

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What could NASA management have done differently? What, if anything, could their subordinates have done differently? What should Roger Boisjoly have done differently (if anything)? [In answering this question, keep in mind that at his age. the prospect of finding a new job if he was fired was slim. He also had a family to support] As a student, what do you see as your future engineering professional responsibilities in relation to both being loyal to management and protecting the public welfare? How does the implied social contract of professionals apply to this case? What professional responsibilities were neglected, if any? Should NASA have done anything differently in their launch decision procedure?

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1) The engineers asked for a delay in the launching of space shuttle challenger as it was too cold at that time and wait until the temperatures get higher,but the NASA management ignored the Engineers recommendation and decided to launch the space shuttle and the launch failed.

NASA management could have delayed the launch as per the recommendation of the Engineers, then the failure would not have happened.

2) The subordinates actually recommended about the delay and could not do anything differently because they have to listen to the management.If they say anything differently they may get fired. The final decision is of the management. So the subordinates could not have done much except recommending for a delay in launch.

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