It happens extremely frequently because there is almost no downside for management to override the engineers decision.
Even in the case of the Challenger, no single article say WHO was the executive that finally approved the launch.
No body was jailed for gross negligence.
Even Ricahrd Feynman felt that the investigative comission was biased from the start.
So, since there is no "price to pay" to make this bad calls they are continuously made.
Even in the case of the Challenger, no single article say WHO was the executive that finally approved the launch. No body was jailed for gross negligence. Even Ricahrd Feynman felt that the investigative comission was biased from the start.
So, since there is no "price to pay" to make this bad calls they are continuously made.