In her look at space shuttle tragedies, sociologist Diane Vaughan found that
A. no one was aware of the potential risks of the space shuttle missions she studied.
B. information loss at NASA may have contributed to the space shuttle disasters.
C. all NASA employees and departments were aware of the potential risks.
D. everyone at NASA had open lines of communication with all others at NASA.
Answer: B
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