The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

"Transcript of the Challenger Crew Comments from the Operational Recorder"

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By: NASA

Date: January 28, 1986

Source: "Transcript of the Challenger Crew Comments from the Operational Recorder." January 28, 1986. NASA Headquarters. Available online at http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/transcript.html; website home page: http://www.hq.nasa.gov (accessed June 9, 2003).

About the Organization: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began operation on October 1, 1958, in the aftermath of the Soviet Union launching Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. Fearing that the Soviets would next launch ballistic nuclear missiles at the United States, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act in July 1958....

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