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8. The Challenger Disaster

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Tensions and Warnings Before the Challenger Launch

This chapter explores the anxious atmosphere preceding the Challenger launch, focusing on engineers' concerns about the O-rings' reliability in cold weather. It highlights the critical warnings issued and the troubling dismissiveness of NASA in the face of these urgent pleas.

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