DocumentCode
1516148
Title
Anatomy of a tragedy
Volume
24
Issue
2
fYear
1987
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
51
Abstract
Six days after the Challenger disaster, on Feb. 3,1986, President Reagan appointed a commission and charged it with reviewing the accident´s circumstances, determining its probable cause, and recommending measures toward preventing another such disaster. Known as the Rogers commission after its chairman, former Secretary of State William P. Rogers, it had 120 days to work.
Keywords
Joints; NASA; Safety; Seals; Structural rings; Uncertainty; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1987.6448026
Filename
6448026
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