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Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle ‘Challenger’ Disaster
Allan J. McDonald
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Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2009. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; VFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation's collective memory.
In Truth, Lies, and O-Rings, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center. As he fought to draw attention to the real reasons behind the disaster, he was the only one targeted for retribution by both NASA and his employer, Morton Thiokol, Inc., makers of the ... Read more
On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation's collective memory.
In Truth, Lies, and O-Rings, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center. As he fought to draw attention to the real reasons behind the disaster, he was the only one targeted for retribution by both NASA and his employer, Morton Thiokol, Inc., makers of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813041933
SKU
V9780813041933
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About Allan J. McDonald
Allan J. McDonald retired as vice president and technical director for advanced technology programs at ATK Thiokol Propulsion in 2001. He was the director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project at the time of the Challenger accident and, later, vice president of engineering for space operations during the redesign and requalification of the solid rocket motors.
Reviews for Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle ‘Challenger’ Disaster
We all watched in shock and disbelief when Challenger was lost. Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. His story tells of loss, grief, and the eventual rebuilding and recovery.""- Robert ""Hoot"" Gibson, former Space Shuttle pilot and commander; ""A major contribution to a difficult episode ... Read more