Columbia Incident Case Study Analysis

For this assessment, you will reflect on the role that political influence plays in the internal decision-making of a public organization. Read the Columbia Accident case study and materials attached.
Consider the questions that Stillman poses at the end of the case study:
•    How did the political environment influence the decision to launch the space shuttle Columbia? Who was involved and who was not?
•    What were the sources of the political pressure? Their points of view?
•    Who was the most responsible for the decision to launch the shuttle? How can one determine "responsible" or "irresponsible" use of administrative power? And ensure its "responsible" use?
•    List the reasons why the "political dimensions" are repeatedly overlooked or ignored? (Stillman, 2005, p. 122)
•    Finally, analyze how the unified ethic might speak to this situation.
Written Communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message

APA formatting: Include a minimum of five resources along with in-text citations formatted according to APA sixth edition style and formatting guidelines.

Length of paper: 5-7 double-spaced pages.

Font and font size: Arial 12 point.

Include a title page and references page.Reference
Stillman, R. J. (2005). Public administration: Concepts and cases. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
https://www.nasa.gov/columbia/caib/html/VOL1.html Access the Columbia accident investigation board reports.
On the web
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Case Study:The Columbia Accident
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The CAIB Report
The Crew Profiles
Rick D. Husband, Commander
William C. McCool, Pilot
Michael P. Anderson, Payload Commander
David M. Brown, Mission Specialist 1
Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist 2
Laurel Blair Salton Clark, Mission Specialist 4
Ilan Ramon, Payload Specialist 1
CNN Interview with Sean O’Keefe
A letter written to Sean O’Keefe from H W Gehman
Emails written in regards to the Columbia Mission

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