151 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - Do Go On

In the mid 1980s, NASA was struggling to capture the imagination of the American public like they once did. To promote the future of space travel, they decided to send a civilian into orbit aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle. A teacher named Christa McAuliffe was chosen to accompany six NASA astronauts. Sadly, with the world watching on, the Shuttle suddenly exploded 73 seconds after launch. It was a terrible tradgedy that rocked the world, but could it have been avoided? Had several people warned NASA about this exact scenario?

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REFERNCES AND FURTHER READING:

Seconds From Disaster (2007)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTNXQSSZGGw

https://www.space.com/12085-nasa-space-shuttle-history-born.html

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/566250main_SHUTTLE%20ERA%20FACTS_040412.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/about/star/ssme_11.html

https://priceonomics.com/the-space-shuttle-challenger-explosion-and-the-o/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/25/AR2006012501455.html?noredirect=on

https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/space/5-myths-of-challenger-shuttle-disaster-debunked.aspx

https://www.space.com/31732-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-explained-infographic.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/space/5-myths-of-challenger-shuttle-disaster-debunked.aspx

https://www.space.com/18084-space-shuttle-challenger.html

https://www.history.com/topics/challenger-disaster