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DaoFerret t1_ivwhrta wrote

As someone who got to witness the launch from the visitor peninsula (car to the visitors center, bus from there) and as a lifelong fan of Richard Feynman, I would use much stronger language and douse whoever used those words in a glass of ice-water.

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pinotandsugar t1_ivxuvdj wrote

Feynman's addendum to the Challenger Report and "Truth, Lies and "O" Rings should be mandatory reading for young engineering, and MBA students.

""For a successful technology," Feynman concluded, "reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."[6]"

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gaunt79 t1_ivybwzm wrote

I made it mandatory reading when I was the supervisor of a flight safety engineering team.

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