
The Challenger Disaster
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The Lost Quibble - The Coldest Launch Ever
The coldest launch had the most damage to the oring. The more complicated and more true explanation is that after these rocket boosters go for two minutes, they fall off of the side of the rocket and they land in the ocean. That's like how it's supposed to work. They're recyclable. And so nassa goes and gets them and finds there's damage to the o ring. It really doesn't matter what the outside temperature is. What matters is the temperature of the o rings.
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