Roger Boisjoly, still waiting for an official response to his long list of potential solutions to the O-ring problem, was growing desperate: he couldn’t get anyone in management to listen to his concerns; the informal five-man task force had so far accomplished nothing; and he was worried that their effort would simply be allowed to languish until it was too late. Apprehension of a disaster caused by the seals—and his potential responsibility for it—tormented him daily, making it hard to concentrate;
