Posted on 01/28/2016 8:38:04 PM PST by WhiskeyX
A Lone Morton Thiokol Engineer tried to convince NASA and Thiokol management that their booster rocket is flawed. Both NASA and Thiokol ignore his warnings.The next day The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes over Florida and the Rogers Commission is formed to find out what exactly happened.
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I met Onizuka once. I was at the Michoud facility in New Orleans on other business when he came through on NASA business. Very nice guy. Always sad to hear of the death of someone you've actually met.
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