6 questions

1. The study says that 'NASA had a complex matrix organization employing over 24,000 people.' Is there a simpler way to organize that many people within a community so that the communication can flow better within the organization?

2. When the Challenger was launched, Boisjoly warned that the temp. was too low for launching which could cause serious problems with the shuttle. Yet he was just brushed aside. After the Challenger disaster, investigators discovered that Boisjoly's theory was correct, and if they had listened to him they could have avoided the accident. What can be done to insure that those with concerns will be heard in the future?

3. A member of the Rogers Commission said that over time the standards was lowered a little bit because in previous flights nothing had happened so the O-ring problem was not considered a big problem anymore. In something as risky as space travel, shouldn't the standard always be high and problems taken care of as soon as they are noticed because of the potential problem?

4. Throughout the history of NASA some have considered Foam strikes as a potential danger to flights, while others have considered them as a natural safe occurrence. It was finally classified as an "acceptable risk". Can there really be 'acceptable risks' in something, such as space travel, that can endanger the life of others such as space travel?

5. What were some things that NASA could have done after the discovery of the damage on Columbia that could have saved the astronauts lives?

6. In both the Challenger and Columbia disasters, the problems could have been avoided and fixed before they were sent up, but because NASA wanted to stay on to stay on schedule the problems were pushed back and eventually not really noticed. Is there something that can be done to insure that all concerns and problems are taken care of before a shuttle is launched and keep NASA on schedule? If so, What?