Allan J McDonald

Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle"challenger" Disaster

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ISBN 13:: 9780813041933
author:: Allan J McDonald
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University Press of Florida
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2012
Pages:: 656
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 15.5 x 3 cm
Genre:: Health, Family & Lifestyle, ,
Condition:: New
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On a fateful January morning in 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched despite warnings from several individuals, including Allan McDonald. The resulting disaster remains an indelible image in the nation's collective memory. In this book, McDonald recounts the tragedy from his perspective, drawing attention to the real reasons behind the disaster.

With the assistance of internationally distinguished aerospace historian James R. Hansen, McDonald addresses all of the factors that led to the accident, some of which were never included in NASA's Failure Team report submitted to the Presidential Commission. This whistle-blowing yet rigorous and fair-minded book provides a detailed account of the events leading up to the disaster and its aftermath.

Truth, Lies, and O-Rings is a gripping and informative account of one of the most significant events in the history of human spaceflight. By examining the circumstances surrounding the Challenger disaster, McDonald sheds new light on a tragic event that continues to be studied and debated today.

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