Columbia Space Shuttle — Unspoken Assumption

Problem:
The Columbia crew believed the system was safe because the ground teams assumed the foam strike posed no risk. The domain failed to question a silent assumption.

Silent Assumptions Kill Systems

Why It Matters:
Cloud systems carry similar blind spots. A stable metric or green dashboard often hides a dangerous drift that nobody challenges.

Impact:
Teams continue normal operation while the unsafe condition grows unnoticed.

A stable metric or green dashboard often hides a dangerous drift that nobody challenges.

Insight:
Every system needs a mechanism that validates assumptions at runtime. Without it, risk hides behind confidence.

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