The Fatal Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986

question 66

Multiple Choice

The fatal explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 is attributed in the text to:

• A) the vindictive actions of the disgruntled employees from a private company,
• B) normal accident theory
• C) the decisions of a state agency which wholly disregarded warnings from a private contractor
• D) the mutual interests of a state agency and a private contractor in seeing a launch through despite adverse weather conditions

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