Could the Challenger Disaster Have Been Prevented?
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O-Ring Oversight: The Challenger Launch Disaster
This chapter critically examines the events leading to the Challenger disaster, emphasizing the vulnerability of O-rings in extreme cold weather. It explores the tension between engineers' safety concerns and management's pressure to proceed with the launch despite evident risks. The narrative reveals the urgent discussions and decision-making that ultimately led to the tragic catastrophe on January 28, 1986.
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