William R. Lucas, Official Blamed in Challenger Tragedy, Dies at 102
The strong-willed director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, he failed to pass on warnings from engineers that the ...
William Ray Lucas, ex-director of NASA center that shouldered much of the blame of Challenger explosion, dead at 102
William Ray Lucas led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle ...
Director who led Marshall Space Flight Center during Challenger disaster dead at 102
President Ronald Reagan immediately appointed a commission to investigate and report on the circumstances that led up to the ...
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Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
Her inclusion on the flight meant thousands of schoolchildren across the country were watching the Challenger’s launch and witnessed the televised disaster in real time. A presidential ...
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Director who led Marshall Space Flight Center during Challenger disaster dead at 102
Those elements — and the climate at Marshall under Lucas’ direction — came under intense scrutiny when the space shuttle orbiter Challenger exploded Jan. 28, 1986, shortly after launch from ...