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The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) concluded that NASA had failed to learn many of the lessons of Challenger. In particular, the agency had not set up a truly independent office for safety oversight; the CAIB felt that in this area, "NASA's response to the Rogers Commission did not meet the Commission's intent". [ 22 ]
The Challenger accident has been used as a case study for subjects such as engineering safety, the ethics of whistleblowing, communications and group decision-making, and the dangers of groupthink. [58] Roger Boisjoly and Allan McDonald became speakers who advocated for responsible workplace decision making and engineering ethics.
During the ascent phase, 73 seconds after liftoff, the vehicle experienced a catastrophic structural failure resulting in the loss of crew and vehicle. The Rogers Commission later determined the cause of the accident to have been the failure of the primary and secondary (backup) O-ring seals on Challenger ' s right Solid Rocket Booster (SRB ...
The Bombardier Challenger 600 series aircraft has a history of fatal crashes since 2000, a Columbus Dispatch review of NTSB records found.
Since the Challenger explosion, a new generation of spaceships continues to build on changes made after NASA's fatal accident.
A History Channel dive team found a twenty-foot segment of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger in the waters off the coast of Florida, NASA says. An exact location and the depth off Cape Canaveral ...
Shortly before landing on February 9, 2024, the pilots reported a dual engine failure and attempted to land on Interstate 75. The aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 604, was destroyed and consumed by a post-crash fire. Both pilots were killed, but the two passengers and the sole flight attendant on board survived.
Bruce Weaver, a Florida-based photographer who captured a definitive image of space shuttle Challenger breaking apart into plumes of smoke and fire after liftoff, has died. Working as a freelance ...