The Challenger Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

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  @garabujos_gusgux · 4 years ago

  &quot;For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.&quot;<br>Feynman words at the end of his report, and a lesson we shouldn&apos;t forget.

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  @spyone4828 · 4 years ago

  I remember my father saying about this: &quot;It dropped below freezing the night before. Back in Apollo ... no WAY they launch after that. People got complacent, and stopped thinking of going to space as dangerous.&quot; This was well before anybody knew what the actual cause was, and he pretty much nailed it.

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  @animeking1357 · 4 years ago

  One thing I&apos;ve noticed while watching FH&apos;s videos is that the vast majority of these accidents occurred because of a known problem that was purposefully ignored by the people in charge. It&apos;s very frustrating to say the least to see how little regard for safety some people have simply because it&apos;ll cost them more money to solve said problems.

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  @myahstrauser · 4 years ago

  My fifth grade teacher was second in line to be on that mission. I remember her sitting us all down and talking to us about it... something I’ll never forget. Very emotional stuff, especially since she was my favorite teacher at the time.

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  @BlighterProductions · 3 years ago

  I’ve read an interesting, yet tragic story about Ronald McNair some time ago. He was a friend of the French synthesizer pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. In 1986, he and Jarre were planning to do a concert called Rendez-vous, in which McNair would play his saxophone from space during the concert. Sadly, this tragedy cost McNair and his fellow astronauts their lives, and Jarre dedicated the Rendez-vous concert to be a tribute to the victims of the Challenger explosion, even naming the last song of the concert Ron’s Piece.

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  @catstate · 4 years ago

  the fact that they survived the explosion, even if just for a few seconds or minutes, is so horrifying to me... i hope theyre all resting in peace. great video as always man, keep up the great work

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  @QT5656 · 4 years ago

  Richard Feynman was an interesting guy. I highly recommend reading his books about his life. The story about how used to &quot;play&quot; with security locks when bored is particularly interesting.

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  @borleyboo5613 · 4 years ago

  Many years before this event, a young boy went to a library to borrow books about space which was his passion. Because it was a ‘whites only’ library, the boy was, at first refused the books. But after the librarian had kicked up a fuss, and with the persuasion of the boy’s mother, he was able to borrow the books. <br>The young boy was Ronald who was one of those who lost his life on Challenger. May they all rest in eternal peace. 🌹

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  @meghan0 · 4 years ago

  I was a kid when this happened. One of the freakiest aspects of this is the fact that this mission was very highly publicized to children. The whole point of including Christa McAuliffe was to get kids and teachers excited about space and foster interest in the sciences. We did special units and reports on Christa and the space shuttle and NASA, and the launch itself was shown live in school as it happened. So many kids watched that happen and so many teachers had to suddenly deal with a classroom full of crying, scared children.

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  @Willpower-74205 · 4 years ago

  &quot;The cast and crew of Star Trek wish to dedicate this film to the men and women of the spaceship Challenger whose courageous spirit shall live to the 23rd century and beyond...&quot; &nbsp;- Star Trek IV<br>I&apos;ve lost count how many times I watched the movie, and I still get misty-eyed over it. &nbsp;They were true heroes.

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  @patrickallen8787 · 4 years ago (edited)

  My uncle was Allan J McDonald of Thiokol engineering. He was one of the key people who recommended strongly against this launch. He gave a testimony in the US Capitol, wrote a book about his entire experience called Truth Lies and O Rings and the man wasn&apos;t even able to give my grandfather a eulogy at the funeral without mentioning his contributions to the Challenger.

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  @Ryan-Hartwell · 4 years ago

  The higher ups knew there were problems with the shuttle, but they let it commence anyway. Meeting the deadline was more important than improving the safety standards. It&apos;s so shameful that all of this could have been prevented, and those 7 astronauts would still be alive today.

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