I wonder if astronauts' families can sue NASA or its contractors if they are negligent. Challenger was apparently done in by an O-ring that everybody knew would become brittle in near-freezing weather. Did the astronauts sue NASA or Morton-Thiokol? I was only 12 at the time of the Challenger disaster, so I don't recall.
This bit of morbid curiosity is brought to you by the news that the Shuttle Discovery will be launched in July.
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Probably not. The Federal Tort Claims Act allows claimants to bypass sovereign immunity, but only when the governemnt is doing something a private individual could be doing. I think FTCA applies to agencies but I could be wrong. Good question.
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