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Challenger disaster: Remembering the tragic space shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986, and its lasting impact
What caused the Challenger disaster?The Challenger disaster was caused by the failure of an O-ring in one of the solid rocket boosters, leading to an explosion just 73 seconds after launch.
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William R. Lucas, Official Blamed in Challenger Tragedy, Dies at 102
On Jan. 27, the night before the Challenger launch ... Mulloy, the head of the solid-fuel booster rocket program, who vehemently opposed delaying the launch. The commission concluded that it ...
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'I literally have a stockpile': ULA CEO says of rocket backlog awaiting next launch
Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The investigation found that there was an issue inside the nozzle on the solid rocket booster. Unlike SpaceX Falcon 9 — which is fully liquid ...
Rocket Report: ULA confirms cause of booster anomaly; Crew-10 launch on tap
The head of Poland’s space agency was fired over a bungled response to SpaceX debris falling over Polish territory.
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NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission
March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission ...
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Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
Lucas was director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville when the Challenger exploded ... explosion pointed to the shuttle's solid-fuel booster rockets as the likely culprit and ...