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Why did the challenger happen?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The Challenger Mission happened because an O-ring located on the right solid rocket booster failed and caused pressurized hot gas from the rocket motor to the external fuel tank. This led to structural fail of the external tank. Then, the forces of air broke the orbiter.

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13y ago

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