> He neglected to say that the approval came only after Thiokol executives, unde... | Hacker News

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		htrp on June 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Allan McDonald refused to approve Challenger launc... > He neglected to say that the approval came only after Thiokol executives, under intense pressure from NASA officials, overruled the engineers. Sounds kinda familiar?

djeastm on June 21, 2024 | [–]

A story as old as time.

Chris2048 on June 21, 2024 | [–]

I wonder how the process even allows this. An approval from the executives of the company shouldn't be worth anything.

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