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On January 28, 1986, seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle they were piloting, the Challenger, exploded just over a minute into the flight. The failure of the solid rocket booster O-rings to seat properly allowed hot combustion gases to leak from the side of the booster and burn through the external fuel tank. The failure of the O-ring was attributed to several factors, including faulty design of the solid rocket boosters, insufficient low- temperature testing of the O-ring material and the joints that the O-ring sealed, and lack of proper communication between different levels of NASA management. Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between or among individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, and behavior. Communication plays a big role in today's society. The Engineers were aware of the problem with the O-rings, but the way they present was not convincing to the higher managers for them to cancel the launch. Communication is......

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