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  • The Challenger disaster

    From Axel@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, February 03, 2026 13:52:59

    Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been
    stopped 40 years ago - ABC News

    https://share.google/UGbAuW0o2uiGs9rwg

    Interesting read about NASA's shuttle disasters, and how management's pig-headedness resulted in the deaths of those aboard Challenger and
    Columbia. had they heeded the advice of their engineers those deaths and
    the resultant delays in the US space program would have been avoided.

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  • From keithr0@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, February 03, 2026 16:01:00
    On 3/02/2026 12:52 pm, Axel wrote:

    Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been
    stopped 40 years ago - ABC News

    https://share.google/UGbAuW0o2uiGs9rwg

    Interesting read about NASA's shuttle disasters, and how management's pig-headedness resulted in the deaths of those aboard Challenger and Columbia. had they heeded the advice of their engineers those deaths and
    the resultant delays in the US space program would have been avoided.

    Not forgetting the political pressure that caused the boosters to be
    built in 7 segments that had to be bolted together and sealed with O rings

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  • From Ozix@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, February 03, 2026 18:31:02
    keithr0 wrote:
    On 3/02/2026 12:52 pm, Axel wrote:

    Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been
    stopped 40 years ago - ABC News

    https://share.google/UGbAuW0o2uiGs9rwg

    Interesting read about NASA's shuttle disasters, and how management's
    pig-headedness resulted in the deaths of those aboard Challenger and
    Columbia. had they heeded the advice of their engineers those deaths
    and the resultant delays in the US space program would have been avoided.

    Not forgetting the political pressure that caused the boosters to be
    built in 7 segments that had to be bolted together and sealed with O rings

    I remeber being out in a desert mining camp when Chernobyl happened 3
    months later, and some wag responded to the news saying "It was the O
    rings!"

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)