Pat Flannery wrote:

Derek Lyons wrote:
Given that neither Apollo 1 or Challenger was caused by programs being
rushed, I fail to see your point. Doubly so since by any rational
measurement Orion isn't being rushed either.


Apollo 1 was certainly caused by the program being rushed (or "Go Fever"
as the astronauts referred to it). Challenger was due to trying to
maintain a unrealistic flight rate.

Schedule pressure on a single flight, or series of flights, is not the
same thing as a program being rushed.

D.
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