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10 Times Warnings Were Ignored, and Disaster Followed
Throughout history, individuals have sounded the alarm about looming dangers, only to be ignored or dismissed. These warnings ...
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New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire
The space shuttle Challenger is destroyed shortly after lifting off, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1986, at the Kennedy Space Center in ...
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Chapter 5: 1986: Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion
The concept of a completely reusable space shuttle was first discussed in the 1960s, before the Apollo lunar landing spacecraft had flown. Over time, to minimize cost, the National Aeronautics and ...
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Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
(This practice mostly ceased after the Challenger shuttle explosion of 1986, after which the military shifted to expendable rockets.) NASA focussed on reducing space costs, while the Soviet Union ...
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The Hard-Learned Lessons Of The Columbia Disaster
On February 1st, 2003 at eighteen seconds past 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during atmospheric entry over Texas. Still traveling at approximately Mach 18.3 ...