TY - BOOK T1 - The Challenger launch decision : risky technology, culture, and deviance at NASA Y1 - 1996 A1 - Vaughan, Diane KW - (Spacecraft) KW - Accidents.; KW - Administration KW - Aeronautics KW - Aerospace KW - and KW - behavior KW - Case KW - Challenger KW - DECISION KW - industries KW - making KW - Management.; KW - National KW - Organizational KW - Space KW - States. KW - States.; KW - studies. KW - studies.; KW - United AB - The author recreates the history of the Challenger Launch Disaster, and tries to answer the question of why NASA managers, who not only had all the information prior to the launch but also were warned against it, decided to proceed with the launch. Through interviews and meticulous research, Vaughn looks at how the decision unfolded through the eyes of the managers and the engineers, and how insiders in NASA were able to repeatedly ignore the evidence given to them. An extremely well-written, detailed account of this well-known engineering case study. PB - University of Chicago Press CY - Chicago SN - 0226851761 (pbk. alk. pa N1 - (OCoLC)ocm33166669Diane Vaughan.ill. ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-550) and index. ER -