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Duppers

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19. Exactly!

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:57 AM

Jan 2020

Hubs worked at NASALarc & called me that morning, telling me he told his branch head it was too cold to launch. There were components that had not been tested at freezing and hubs was really worried. Turned out to be the O-rings that couldn't seal at that temp. Leaked fuel.

Reagan was pushing because of the teacher onboard and HQ didn't want to disappoint the president. It was not the scientists or engineers fault but the uppity-ups sucking up to Reagun.

I cried all day.

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With all the noise going on, remember this tragedy.... [View all] Heartstrings Jan 2020 OP

sacrificed for the marketing of Reaganism Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #1

Yup. denbot Jan 2020 #3

Exactly! Duppers Jan 2020 #19

K and R for visability... Stuart G Jan 2020 #2

Kick democrank Jan 2020 #4

Brave pioneers. American's Finest. We cared, We cried, We mourned, We remember. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #5

A horrible and... Snackshack Jan 2020 #6

The SRBs were segmented ONLY because a certain Senator from lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #11

It turned into "the perfect storm" for disaster. Duppers Jan 2020 #20

I saw it from about 100 miles away. lpbk2713 Jan 2020 #7

I saw it and most launches from Stuart Fl. diverdownjt Jan 2020 #22

Saw it live too. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2020 #25

and while we are remembering... Feb 1, 2003 lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #8

That must've been awful for you. Duppers Jan 2020 #21

I remember Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #9

I was thinking of them today and the tragic deaths in the Kobi accident katmondoo Jan 2020 #10

Wasn't that where the o-ring was defective? lunatica Jan 2020 #12

Not exactly. B Stieg Jan 2020 #13

Yes. I remember the teacher lunatica Jan 2020 #16

Yep we watched it in history hour in elementary school. Volaris Jan 2020 #17

Many thanks for that link. Duppers Jan 2020 #23

My pleasure. B Stieg Jan 2020 #24

And don't forget to remember the heroism rocktivity Jan 2020 #14

And Apollo 1 was on January 27th, 1967. Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #15

But Reagan's heart was in the right place? czarjak Jan 2020 #18

I remember this tragedy well. gademocrat7 Jan 2020 #26

In 90s learned colleague in ed dept had been on finalist list with Christa bobbieinok Jan 2020 #27

Watched it on TV while it happened. Son was senior in HS bobbieinok Jan 2020 #28