The strong-willed director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, he failed to pass on warnings from engineers that the ...
Also Read: Donald Trump’s first week in office: Executive orders from DEI programs to the “American Iron Dome” The Challenger disaster occurred because of a failure in the O-rings ...
On this date, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 ... due to cold temperatures on the Space Coast. The failure of the o-rings allowed super heated gas to leak from the booster ...
What they didn't know is an O-ring failure caused by the cold doomed the Challenger before it even left the launch pad.As Challenger lifted off at 11:38 a.m., thousands of people, including many ...
This marks 35 years since the Challenger disaster ... Engineers warned of the possible failure of the O-ring given the uncharted territory into such cold temperatures. They feared the putty ...
NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds ... investigation revealed that the disaster was caused by the failure of two rubber O-rings, crucial components that were compromised by the ...