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Author: Allan J. McDonald

📘 Truth, lies, and O-rings by Allan J. McDonald

In *Truth, Lies, and O-Rings* Allan J. McDonald recounts his experience in Launch Control during the January 1986 launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Despite warnings about the low‑temperature failure risk of the solid rocket boosters, the shuttle was launched, and moments later it exploded on live television. McDonald, an engineer and former executive, details the warnings he issued, the backlash he encountered from NASA and his employer Morton Thiokol, and the broader investigative findings that NASA's official report omitted. Partnering with aerospace historian James R. Hansen, he examines the root causes of the tragedy and its legacy, including early debris problems that later contributed to the loss of Columbia.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Politics & Government/Government

Authors: Allan J. McDonald

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