@ Elegsabiff - I would never presume to call you a 'nut', however I have met most of your friends such as Pistachio, Cashew, Pecan, Brazil, Hazel and the rest of the crew, Girl........
At this point I will close this post as I doubt any further developments will take place about this case. My view on the matter can be summed up by my last response to Jac~ comment......
@ Conrad~ - I agree with you that the shuttle should never have been launched but when the 'O' ring seals used in the joint that were not designed to handle the unusually cold conditions that existed at this launch can be considered as 'acceptable flight risk' is beyond me......
@ Jac~ - Willful neglect was demonstrated at the inquest when Morton Thiokol's engineers provided photos of previous booster rocket 'O' ring failure in cold climate that they had previously shown to the management at NASA when they pleaded with them to not launch but were blatantly overruled....
After reading the article from xqu~ it appears that in the US of A if you murder someone then pay the family a million dollars you get off scott-free, not only that but if you fired the gun you could get the gun manufacturer to pay up to 60% of the settlement......
Isn't this a wonderful world we live in...... explains why the lady is blindfolded
@ Viking - ... The night before the launch the engineers that designed the booster rockets pleaded with NASA management to not let the launch go ahead but their pleas fell on deaf ears.......
@ xqu~ & Viking - Agreed with anything new like space flight there will always be a chance for something to go wrong but when the engineers of the rocket boosters show you proof and tell you that the 'O' rings WILL fail in cold weather and you still force a launch then you are guilty of manslaughter, no if's or but's about it....
@ Elegsabiff - The engineers of the contracting business had proof of a previous booster rocket test that showed that the 'O' rings would shrink in cold weather and cause exhaust gases to escape past and melt the seal. With this proof in hand they pleaded with the management of NASA not to launch but they went ahead anyway..... This information was brought to light at the inquest but still no-one was charged with manslaughter......
@ xqu~ - Thank you for that information, I was quite sure the 1st clip was not that of a space shuttle and yes my main article is about the 'O' ring failure on the Challenger and why no-one was held accountable for its demise after being warned it would fail in cold weather be engineers who built it .....
@ PC - So you think if an organization is powerful enough it has the right to murder people and get away with it ..?
Now I'm not saying that NASA should be disbanded but the managers responsible should have been sent to jail and new managers should have been appointed forthwith.
RE: So tired of being afraid
@ Elegsabiff - I would never presume to call you a 'nut', however I have met most of your friends such as Pistachio, Cashew, Pecan, Brazil, Hazel and the rest of the crew, Girl...............