Death by PowerPoint: The slide that killed seven people
No, the NASA officials are the ones that killed seven people.  Is there audio from the presentation?  If you are meeting with some group about something that is life or death, you sit your butt down and ask questions until you get the actual situation.  They didn't do it for Challenger and they failed to do it for Columbia.  You are in charge, the decision is yours and you are responsible.On a side note, the whole first paragraph is just plain insulting to anyone who is making a life or death decision.  If that is the attitude of anyone in the meeting, then they shouldn't have that job.