Challenger Disaster Explained — NASA Mistakes, O-Ring Failure & The Rogers Commission (authoritative

Описание: Challenger Disaster Explained — NASA Mistakes, O-Ring Failure & The Rogers Commission (authoritative



Why did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode just 73 seconds after liftoff? This video explains the O-ring failure, the launch decisions, and the mistakes that caused NASA’s worst space disaster. We break down the Rogers Commission report, the timeline of STS-51-L, and the lessons learned from Challenger.

Timestamps:
0:00 Hook — what happened on January 28, 1986
0:30 Launch timeline (T+0 → T+73 seconds)
2:00 The technical cause: SRB field joint & O-ring failure
4:00 Engineers warned NASA — why they were ignored
6:00 Rogers Commission findings
7:30 Aftermath: grounding the shuttle program
9:00 Lessons learned from Challenger

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Why did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode 73 seconds after liftoff? This video explains the O-ring failure, the launch decision, the Rogers Commission findings, and what NASA changed afterward.

Why did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode 73 seconds after liftoff? In this video we walk through the launch timeline, the technical failure of the SRB O-ring, the management decisions that ignored engineers’ warnings, and the Rogers Commission conclusions.

Timestamps:
0:00 Hook — what you need to know
0:20 Quick overview
1:00 Launch timeline (T+0 → T+73s)
2:15 Technical cause: SRB field joint & O-ring failure
4:00 The decision: Morton Thiokol, temperature concerns & the go-ahead
6:00 Rogers Commission findings & accountability
7:30 Aftermath: shuttle grounding & program changes
8:30 Lessons learned
9:30 Sources & further reading

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Sources (primary):
Rogers Commission report & analysis. 3
NASA STS-51-L crew info. 4
NASA technical report chapters about SRB joints. 5
Contemporary writeups & history summaries. 6


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