Challenger: The Untold Story Part 9 of 10

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.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• space
• shuttle
• challenger
• diaster
• explosion
• rogers
• commission
• morton
• thiokol
• Roger
• Boisjoly

[mealmv]

it's a shame that something extraordinary like this only has 767 views and stupid videos from miley cyrus get millions each.

[Rbuck2110]

This happened when i was 9 and i still remember it. It is sad that this has less than 2000 views. Good life lessons to be learned here. Those who don't learn from history....

[76reliant]

Morton Thiokol paid around $5 mill to the families of the victims, then Thiokol was eventually awarded another billion dollars contract for more rocket boosters....In 2003 another space shuttle blew up......Amazing how bureaucracy works, or didn't work...

[knightryderrwn]

@piratesmvp,

I've felt that ever since the day of the explosion. It doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

[knightryderrwn]

@WhtMike2006,

There was tremendous mismanagement by high-level NASA managers. One went so far, when concerns were raised about the cold temperatures and their effects on the SRB's, as to say "Fly out that damned manifest." There was a book titled "Challenger: A Major Malfunction" which outlined much of the poor management procedures. A simpler explanation might be: GO FEVER. NASA became arrogant with the success of the previous 24 missions, and began stretching safety rules.

[piratesmvp]

New reports say that there is no conclusive evidence that the cabin depressurized after the explosion. One NASA astronaut/doctor believes that at least a few of the crew survived the entire fall to earth and died on impact with the water...

[craigdragon17]

@Rbuck2110 a person is smart people are usually idiots.

[vampov]

And people wonder why I don't want the government to run everything and "take care" of me...NASA is a great example they did a great job taking care of that crew.

[Marty933]

@twinturbonissan300zx No they didn't, they got promotions! Now if THAT isn't pathetic...

[MrCrazyh81]

@shivakrishnarama i dont even belive in aliens all crap if there real y havent we seen em dont tell me the gov cover up crap as if ppl just wanna belive there something out there even if the gov covered it up it would get out yet nuffin has ever come 2 any of us unless i see with my eyes i dont belive

[MrCrazyh81]

@twinturbonissan300zx i bet ya they got away with it 

[twinturbonissan300zx]

The shuttle was not the problem - it was the management. I hope those managers who were more concerned about the launching dates got the fucking death penalty.