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Ep 44 Challenger Space Shuttle

Ep 44 Challenger Space Shuttle

FromFAILUROLOGY


Ep 44 Challenger Space Shuttle

FromFAILUROLOGY

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Engineering News – Surgical Sticky Tape (2:25)
This week's engineering failure is the Challenger Space Shuttle (6:20).  73 seconds after take off, the Challenger exploded (14:45) on live TV. While ultimately a pair of O rings were to blame (23:55), a full investigation occurred (26:55) and found that there were several procedural issues at play. 
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Released:
Feb 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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