January past and present

It has been twenty five years since "The Challenger Accident" which destroyed the first space shuttle. I read a book a while back where the author blames the managers for ignoring symptoms of a flawed shuttle just to make a deadline. I feel this situation will be repeated in the future of the space program because it is being made more common by turning the operation over to private industry. In general, I feel private industry is more for making a deadline than to place safety first. They take risk. There is a television show on Sunday nights which I just love called " Undercover Boss." The concept brings to light what a worker does to serve his company. The boss learns of the struggles and pledges to make the worker's life better. I applaud the effort.