In late January 1986, the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger had been delayed by several days when Morton Thiokol mangers and engineers met with NASA to discuss the risks of a cold-weather launch. Thiokol's solid rocket boosters had never been tested during extreme cold, and some Thiokol engineers expressed concern for the astronauts' safety. NASA managers pushed for launch. When a Thiokol manager asked the engineers to "take off their engineer's hats" and "put on their manager's hats," the engineers relented and ended their objections. The next day, all seven astronauts died when the liquid fuel tank exploded, causing the Challenger to break up at high altitude. This scenario exemplifies which justification method?

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This justification admits ethical error, and even harm, but it claims that such harms were committed in pursuit of a higher cause.

In Late January 1986, the Launch of the Space Shuttle