The Fatal Flaw in Flight 51-L

File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1962 - 2017

Creator

From the Collection: Hammond, Walter (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives and Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 Linear foot (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Events leading up to the ill-fated Challenger launch proved more of a surprise than the disaster itself for what they revealed of NASA's inability to correct obvious design errors.

Source: Trudy E. Bell and Karl Esch.