The Chain Of Command Of Morton Thiokol And NASA

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NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger was a expected to be a reusable space plane that could carry astronauts and payloads to low earth orbits. NASA had hoped it could profit from launching private and military satellites into space. Unfortunately this was an illusion as cost for the challenger and space exploration rose past the expected budget. This left NASA struggling to find funding for Challenger. As funding disappeared, flaws became apparent in corporate structure , interpersonal dynamics,and in the chain of command of Morton Thiokol and NASA that contribute ultimately to Challenger's tragedy. Several months before the launching, Roger Boisjoly- a seal expert at Thiokol- showed problems with the O-rings due to high risk of potential