A more obvious casualty of the Challenger disaster, the reputation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was severely tarnished. The presidential commission to investigate the disaster (Rogers and colleagues, 1986) concluded that the disaster was brought about by flawed decision-making. Prioritizing short-term goals in preference over more strategic long-term goals. Prioritizing short-term goals in preference over more strategic long-term goals. While delay can be effective to avoid false urgency, some decisions really do need to be made and on time.