• csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk
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    11 months ago

    I believe they are referring to the Challenger lunar launch that exploded. What they believe it came down to was a tolerance issue in the O-Rings they were using which if I remember right was a concern already placed by the engineers.

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      11 months ago

      Challenger lunar launch

      TIL the Space Shuttle went to the moon… :)

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      11 months ago

      It was too cold that day for a safe launch and some engineers brought it up but higher ups went on with the launch anyway, IIRC.