On Jan. 28th, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff as thousands watched around the world

Normalization of deviance is a sociological concept, coined by Diane Vaughan, describing how unsafe practices slowly become accepted norms within an organization because they don’t immediately cause disaster, leading to eventual failure, famously seen in the Challenger space shuttle disaster. It’s a gradual drift where deviations from standards are rationalized as acceptable due to pressure, efficiency, or lack of immediate consequences, making serious risks invisible until it’s too late. | Step

It's the 36th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

Was Space Shuttle Challenger a Casualty of Bad Data Visualization?

Challenger Center on Instagram: "40 years ago today, we lost our beloved Challenger crew. Today, we pause and remember Francis “Dick” Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe. In the past 40 years, we’ve stood as a living tribute to these seven brave crew members, continuing their mission to fuel curiosity and exploration. We’ve served over 7 million students since then, inspiring future generations with the Challenger crew’s sto