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For this thread to get back on track.What more do you want?
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For this thread to get back on track.What more do you want?
I made a good point, and I'm sticking to it.Of all the threads you've necro'd, I'm surprised you'd necro this one given your early comments in it.
A point in support of wilful ignorance is never good.I made a good point, and I'm sticking to it.
You all should really stop arguing with this guy. Nothing you could show him matters.This sums up nicely the entirety of AV's theology and general understanding of reality. Sad...
The post you've responded to is over 5 years old. I don't remember the last time sandwiches posted.You all should really stop arguing with this guy. Nothing you could show him matters.
Ha.The post you've responded to is over 5 years old. I don't remember the last time sandwiches posted.
As it turns out, many scientists tried to stop the launch of the Challenger shuttle, but NASA managers decided to go ahead even with all the warnings. One of the most vocal engineers was Roger Boisjoly predicted "a catastrophe of the highest order" involving "loss of human life" in a memo to managers at Thiokol a full six months before the accident. Unfortunately, managers chose to ignore his (and others) advice.
Boisjoly died last month and there are a few pieces about his life and work circulating this week:
Roger Boisjoly, 73, Dies; Warned of Shuttle Danger
Remembering Roger Boisjoly: He Tried To Stop Shuttle Challenger Launch : The Two-Way : NPR
I have a feeling they thought he was a crackpot.It's a real pity that Roger's warnings weren't taken more seriously by NASA.
I have a feeling they thought he was a crackpot.
Evidently his evidence was too myopic to convince them.
Do you mind commenting on Post 8 please?Unfortunately that's probably true.
It's too bad that the science is so adversarial and there is so much economic and political pressure to worry about.
I choose not to believe this.
If I were Boisjoly, I would have gone straight to the pilot, Michael J. Smith, and told him myself.
Here's Mr. Smith's resume -- it's impressive, in my opinion:
He, of all people, would certainly have understood.
Why didn't Boisjoly lie under the shuttle's nozzles or something to stop the launch himself?
I suspect administration thought Mr. Boisjoly was either trying to get some free publicity, or he was being too vague -- or both.
The fact is though, I wasn't there -- and neither were you -- (AFAIK).
Thank you, sir!Hmmm. I could only speculate I'm afraid.
Not so - he was one of Thiokol's most respected engineers; other engineers had also expressed concerns about it; the problem was known and documented, and there was photographic evidence to support it. Thiokol management had decided to recommend delaying the launch until the conference call with NASA changed their minds.I have a feeling they thought he was a crackpot.
Evidently his evidence was too myopic to convince them.
If I showed you there was a bomb in the car, set to go off when the odometer registers one more mile, would you drive it if your boss told you to?Not so - he was one of Thiokol's most respected engineers; other engineers had also expressed concerns about it; the problem was known and documented, and there was photographic evidence to support it. Thiokol management had decided to recommend delaying the launch until the conference call with NASA changed their minds.
If you're trying to make an analogy, it's broken.If I showed you there was a bomb in the car, set to go off when the odometer registers one more mile, would you drive it if your boss told you to?
Post 8 please.If you're trying to make an analogy, it's broken.
No. The crew were busy with their preparations; they would only be told the mission status (go, delay, no-go). If you want to know what happened, read the links in the OP.Is this how the conversation went?
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This crew must have been more sequestered than the jury at the Manson trial.No. The crew were busy with their preparations; they would only be told the mission status (go, delay, no-go). If you want to know what happened, read the links in the OP.