Part one of term paper
The explosion of the Challenger spacecraft is the greatest tragedy in the history of NASA. It is also one of the most heated engineering ethical debates available for analysis. The question of whether or not the astronauts had the proper information to consent the launch is one of the main aspects of the debate. When looking at this case, ...

Part two of term paper
... were not given the proper information by their management before they consented, then a case can be made that the management is responsible for the astronaut’s deaths. If they had all of the information available, weighed their options, and decided to go ahead with the launch, then the responsibility falls on the astronauts themselves. The idea of whether or not proper informed consent occurred is the sole main issue of the entire case. Given the information presented in the reading, ...