Lessons from the Past: Space Disasters Still Have Lessons to Teach

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Great article for all you students in business and management courses! Too often, we forget what happened last week, let alone several years or even decades ago. In this article, written by James Oberg, who is the space analyst for NBC News, the author speaks to the "lessons learned" from the two fatal Space Shuttle accidents and the Apollo 1 fire. Read below and comment here on the blog

Space disasters still have lessons to teach - Technology & science - Space - msnbc.com

And for you professor types - you know who you are - this would make an excellent piece for class and online discussion.

David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University

Wyld About Business (http://ping.fm/iRweE)

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