TRUE.. BUT THERE WAS THAT ONE LONE VOICE ( An Engineer ) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THAT SAID !
"I was absolutely amazed that the NASA people I argued with against the launch didn't even mention to the other members of the mission management team that there was a concern," said McDonald, now 71. Engineer Allan J. McDonald warned NASA not to launch the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 because of a problem with O-rings on the spacecraft's booster rockets. (Photo courtesy of Allan J. McDonald) ~Reg Henry From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 2:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [***] Re: [PSES] Emissions from Computer power supplies - update In message <OF5511FBF6.56DDB639-ON88257690.0067E192-88257690.00685348@US.Schneider- E lectric.com>, dated Fri, 18 Dec 2009, [email protected] writes: >As I recall, the NASA rocket booster O-ring tragedy was attributed to >putting programme schedule above all other concerns. What I was referring to was that no one person could be held responsible. But the affair did involve ignoring regulations and safeguards. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK Help stamp out intolerance! - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereof) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in it's entirety,whether in electronic or hard copy format. The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by the company. Thank you. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereof) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in it's entirety,whether in electronic or hard copy format. The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the views held by the company. Thank you. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
