This case is a historical description of the differences between the Apollo program, the Space Age and the Space Shuttle program in the background of the teleconference that took place on the night before the disaster space shuttle Challenger. Roger Boisjoly (Morton Thiokol engineers and the main character) is trying to convince NASA to postpone the launch of Challenger, which included Christa McAuliffe, a teacher participating in the Teacher in Space program. He rebuffed by NASA management as well as the condition of the gas blow-by, there were several successful launches. Priorities and challenges facing NASA culture led to "fix and fly", which blinded them to the need for a major redesign of solid booster. "Hide
by William E Youngdahl Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management 11 pages. Publication Date: December 1, 2011. Prod. #: TB0289-PDF-ENG
