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To: river rat
I don't even believe the story about the O-rings on the Challenger.


30 posted on 06/06/2009 10:24:02 AM PDT by zeebee
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To: zeebee

Do you think the Challenger was blown up intentionally? If so, why?


34 posted on 06/06/2009 10:27:18 AM PDT by proudofthesouth (O'Zero is the Chief Narcissist.)
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To: zeebee

Well, certain videos of that assent, did show a torch like plume coming out of the SRB and aimed right at the CFT.


46 posted on 06/06/2009 10:36:01 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: zeebee
"I don't even believe the story about the O-rings on the Challenger."

What? You understand that there's video of the o-rings failing, allowing the ignited propellant to escape through the failed seal and it's flame pointed exactly at the hydrogen storage tank?

How much more proof do you want? Also, I wouldn't call the o-ring theory anything less than a stinging indictment of NASA, it's management and quality control measures as well as several sub-contractors, including Morton-Thiakol.

48 posted on 06/06/2009 10:37:25 AM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: zeebee
"I don't even believe the story about the O-rings on the Challenger."

You have got to be kidding me. It was well documented that the primary 0-rings failed repeatedly. The secondary 0-rings had never failed... up to Challenger. The failure rate was correlated to ambient temperature. This was the coldest launch by far. Thus the secondard o-rings failed.

The engineers responsible for the boosters said, "DON'T LAUNCH".

BEFORE the launch they predicted a 30% chance of failure. 30%! Would you drive out of your house with those odds? NASA did.

50 posted on 06/06/2009 10:41:13 AM PDT by GreyMountainReagan (Liberals do not view the book 1984 as a warning but as a textbook.)
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To: zeebee

So, what, you presume someone asked for a Bud Light and someone pulled out a cigarette lighter instead?


108 posted on 06/06/2009 2:37:29 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: zeebee

You’ve got to be joking. I’ve seen similar o-ring failures on a smaller scale in gas distribution systems. Only difference is the ones I’ve seen caused a mess instead of exploding because there wasn’t an ignition source anywhere near it.

The o-rings weren’t a cover up.


114 posted on 06/06/2009 3:01:23 PM PDT by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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To: zeebee

The Challenger vids are pretty convincing. Look tough to fake.


125 posted on 06/06/2009 3:59:21 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ( Obama, you're off the island!)
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To: zeebee

Parts 1 to 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25wl7rxAegE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MaqhFFtxk8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt4pU3dFhCA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0yEc-iVSH0

There are two other parts, but I can’t find them. The analysis start in part 2.


128 posted on 06/06/2009 4:18:03 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ( Obama, you're off the island!)
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