Shuttle Columbia Term Paper

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Reporting Methods and Columbia In early 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it returned to earth, and the shuttle and crew members were lost. In response to this tragedy, an Accident Investigation team was appointed to investigate the cause for the accident, and make suggestions as how to improve the safely of future missions. For the purpose of this report, the e-mails between NASA employees will be reviewed, and recommendations made on this basis.

In reviewing the NASA e-mails it is readily apparent that there are many areas that can be improved. Improving reporting methods is one key area. A number of internal NASA e-mails identify potential problems with foam tile damage, but these were not undertaken...

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As such, it is important to consider that the NASA reporting process may have failed in not taking these "unofficial" concerns seriously. In essence, a safely concern is always valid, and the presence of an "official" and "unofficial" safety discussions at NASA may have played a role in NASA's failure to address the problem. As such, one recommendation may be to incorporate all safety-related issues under one umbrella, treating all safety concerns as "official."
It appears from the e-mails there is a method of reporting that is present in the NASA infrastructure. A number of issues from Robert H. Dangherty identify some key safety issues caused by tiles breaking off and damaging the main door…

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