Case Histories in Business Ethics

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"The NASA figures were, in Feynman's words, exaggerated to 'the point of fantasy', and were part of a dynamic which led to a reversal of the usual view of safety."

Would NASA and the public approve of flying a "routine mission" with a 1 in 8 chance of catastrophic failure? That rate is approaching that of the most dangerous bombing raids during WW II. I doubt it. Would they approve unmanned missions with the same rate? I suspect so.

And in snooping around for the projected failure rate prior to Challenger I noticed some folks claim the current NASA estimate paints a rosier picture than what they claim is the reality. I have to go now, could dig up the citations later.

Arf