256: The Science of The Challenger Explosion

The Challenger Tragedy claimed the lives of 7 people, but maybe it shouldn't really be described as an accident...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster
https://www.nasa.gov/challenger-sts-51l-accident/
https://www.space.com/18084-space-shuttle-challenger.html
https://www.nasa.gov/history/35-years-ago-remembering-challenger-and-her-crew/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/challenger-explodes
https://digital.nls.uk/1980s/science-technology/challenger-disaster/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/29/us-space-shuttle-challenger-explodes-after-take-off-1986
https://www.history.com/news/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa
https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/harperkids/space-shuttle-challenger-explosion
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelperegrine/2021/01/24/the-lasting-leadership-lessons-from-the-challenger-disaster/
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ajp.156.10.1536
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/30-years-after-disaster-challenger-engineer-still-blames-himself
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/16/challenger-disaster-american-netflix-space-shuttle
https://digital.nls.uk/1980s/science-technology/challenger-disaster/
https://www.history.com/news/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/29/us-space-shuttle-challenger-explodes-after-take-off-1986
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/challenger-explodes
https://www.nasa.gov/history/35-years-ago-remembering-challenger-and-her-crew/
https://www.space.com/18084-space-shuttle-challenger.html
https://www.space.com/18084-space-shuttle-challenger.html
https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/16/challenger-disaster-american-netflix-space-shuttle
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ajp.156.10.1536
https://www.history.com/news/big-bird-challenger-disaster-nasa-sesame-street