> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:21 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: 7-Up yours > > Columbia didn't have the international news coverage on at the exact > moment it failed, unlike Challenger. So, there was no way to internally > pin that moment down. > > Along those lines I saw a fascinating show on the modifications they have > made that will, theoretically, allow astronauts to assess damage and apply > in space repairs to them. It was an interesting show on the engineering > challenges and how they where resolved.
Edward Tufte makes an excellent argument that the Challenger disaster could have been prevented by better information design and presentation before the mission. It's a chapter in "Visual Explanations" and it really should be required reading for anybody who needs to display important information. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158884 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
