Richard P. Feynman
contributorSafety, Investigation & Ethics
Physicist and Rogers Commission member who independently examined solid rocket booster seal behavior and NASA's treatment of flight risk after Challenger.
- Primary role
- Rogers Commission investigator
- Lifespan
- 1918–1988
- Relationships
- 4
- Sources
- 2
Biography
Place in spaceflight history
Feynman demonstrated O-ring resilience loss at low temperature, interviewed working engineers, and documented the gap between management risk estimates and engineering experience in his commission appendix.
His investigation made technical uncertainty and organizational communication central parts of the public Challenger record.
Richard P. Feynman’s archive record spans Physicist, Accident investigator, Rogers Commission member through work connected with California Institute of Technology, Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. The linked record places that work within Space Shuttle.
Career profile
Roles, organizations, and programs
Roles
- Physicist
- Accident investigator
- Rogers Commission member
Organizations
Programs
- Space Shuttle
Archive relationships
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Sources
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