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The Challenger Launch Decision Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance At Nasa

The Challenger Launch Decision Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance At Nasa Paperback - 1997

by Vaughan, Diane

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  • Paperback
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. Trade PB . Minor shelf wear. ; First trade paperback edition, first printing with no other printings listed. Nice tight copy, no names inside, appears unread and near as new. Cover design uncredited showing NASA photo of the Challenger explosion. Very heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 592 pages; When the space shuttle Challenger exploded soon after launch on January 28th, 1986 it was witnessed by millions watching on TV around the world. This extremely detailed account of the steps leading up to that fateful decision helps prove that what occurred was not skulduggery or misconduct but a disastrous mistake caused by history, power, and politics at NASA that allowed managers to accept as normal high risk strategies. .
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  • Title The Challenger Launch Decision Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance At Nasa
  • Author Vaughan, Diane
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition Thus; First Printing
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 592
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Date 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 32181
  • ISBN 9780226851761 / 0226851761
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.8 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 4.57 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Decision making, Organizational behavior
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95039858
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.124

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