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[[Richard Feynmann]] revealed the cause to be O-rings which were not designed for a cold weather launch. [[Arthur Robinson]] said NASA engineers warned their superiors about this but were ignored. [http://www.accesstoenergy.com/view/ate/s41p890.htm] How should we write about this? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 21:52, 12 January 2008 (EST)
 
[[Richard Feynmann]] revealed the cause to be O-rings which were not designed for a cold weather launch. [[Arthur Robinson]] said NASA engineers warned their superiors about this but were ignored. [http://www.accesstoenergy.com/view/ate/s41p890.htm] How should we write about this? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 21:52, 12 January 2008 (EST)
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:Maybe we should just split the article as Wikipedia does - one half on the event, half on the event's aftermath (including the investigation). That way with the proper headings we can have an especially easy layout--<small>[[User:Iduan|<span style="color: #FFCCCC; background: #660000">I]][[User_talk:Iduan|<span style="color:#CCCCFF; background:#000033">Duan]]</span></span></small> 22:36, 12 January 2008 (EST)
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::Sorry for the delay. And I just now discovered that NASA had engaged in [[Climategate]]-style fudging:
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::*NASA management's desire to make the numbers fit ... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Commission#Role_of_Richard_Feynman]
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::*he was clearly upset that NASA presented its clearly fantastical figures as fact [ibid]

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Richard Feynmann revealed the cause to be O-rings which were not designed for a cold weather launch. Arthur Robinson said NASA engineers warned their superiors about this but were ignored. [1] How should we write about this? --Ed Poor Talk 21:52, 12 January 2008 (EST)

Maybe we should just split the article as Wikipedia does - one half on the event, half on the event's aftermath (including the investigation). That way with the proper headings we can have an especially easy layout--IDuan 22:36, 12 January 2008 (EST)
Sorry for the delay. And I just now discovered that NASA had engaged in Climategate-style fudging:
  • NASA management's desire to make the numbers fit ... [2]
  • he was clearly upset that NASA presented its clearly fantastical figures as fact [ibid]
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