No doubt the space shuttle Challenger accident, and the more recent Columbia, has put the space program on hold for years. Accidents are part of the game, and this is assumed.
Today, via Slashdot.org , I have read new information (to me) related to the Challenger accident (see links below). It amazes me how far the humanity has gone in space exploration knowing how badly managed and poissed by politics the space programs are. From the outside everything seems brilliant, or even magical, in the way it works. From the inside everything is obscure and human (here applies the negative nature of human beings).
7 Myths About The Challenger Disaster
Report on the Challenger disaster by Richard Feynman
I just hope the communication within each organisation improves to the point that the knowloedge gathered in every "lessons learnt report" is actually useful, because often it doesn't seem to.
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