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sardoodledom_autism t1_j5yenm6 wrote

Reply to comment by SFDinKC in Netflix Special Challenger The Final Flight - curious omission. by GhostRiders

I had to read sections of his book Truth Lies and Orings in my professional ethics class. It’s amazing how the man was right, did everything he could to stop the accident, then still got demoted and punished.

He won in the end but you have to wonder if 9 times out of 10 PR departments would have hung him out to dry

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MugillacuttyHOF37 t1_j613snt wrote

Do you know if he tried to go to the media to expose the issue or was that even a possibility?

Not pointing fingers, I'm just curious as it was before my time and my knowledge of the accident is just articles I've found on the web.

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jason2354 t1_j61uc9u wrote

It was the night before the launch before the internet.

Even if he could get to someone, there would be zero reach to the story in such a short amount of time.

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MugillacuttyHOF37 t1_j61zu9s wrote

I did not know it was the night before...wow, what a tough position for him to be in. Thanks for the answer.

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sardoodledom_autism t1_j65enb4 wrote

He went to the congressional hearings and threw everyone under the bus, then was immediately demoted. Congress had to step in and fight to get his position back

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