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Challenger Disaster | Launch Day | 3
American Scandal
The Tension of Launch Day: Engineers vs. Management
This chapter examines the pivotal moments before the Challenger launch, focusing on the tension between engineers and NASA officials regarding faulty O-rings. It reveals how the urgency for timely launches overshadowed safety concerns, leading to a troubling decision by Thiokol executives against their engineers' warnings.
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