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A failure to the Space Shuttle Challenger's O-ring seal leads to an explosion 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven astronauts on board. The ensuing Rogers Commission reveals the O-ring was not designed to withstand very low temperatures.
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Sydney, New South Wales :
Futuremedia,
2013
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| Series: | Disaster
Engineering case studies online |
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| Summary: | A failure to the Space Shuttle Challenger's O-ring seal leads to an explosion 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven astronauts on board. The ensuing Rogers Commission reveals the O-ring was not designed to withstand very low temperatures. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 24, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (30 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:29:34 |
| Language: | This edition in English. |
