His argument (which the linked article takes to task) is that the engineers knew but were unable to convince due to their lack of ability to put together a convincing case for it. While Tufte's argument might have some merit, there was probably a lot more going on than just that. Perhaps even with a very compelling case presented, the launch would have gone through.
http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/profpractice/exempindex/RB-i...
His argument (which the linked article takes to task) is that the engineers knew but were unable to convince due to their lack of ability to put together a convincing case for it. While Tufte's argument might have some merit, there was probably a lot more going on than just that. Perhaps even with a very compelling case presented, the launch would have gone through.