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Aerospace Engineering

Thinking Like an Engineer: The Place of a Code of Ethics in the Practice of a Profession
Supporting Materials
A Management Decision Overrides a Recommendation Not to Launch
Frustration with Lack of Management Support
The Explosion of the Challenger
Temperature Forecast for Challenger Flight
Being Asked to Soften the Urgency of the O-ring Problem
Early Evidence of a Temperature Effect
Discovering Leaks in the Primary Seal
Roger Boisjoly - The Challenger Disaster
Telecon Meeting
Professional Responsibility and Conduct
Pre-Disaster Background
Post-Disaster Treatment
Closing Remarks
Appendix - Roger Boisjoly and the Challenger Explosion
Accountability
Ethical Decisions - Morton Thiokol and the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - Introduction
IEEE Cases 1999 - Flight is Also Risky
The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2055332. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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