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...Post also said that, "at the urging of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration," officials of booster manufacturer Morton Thiokol agreed to the cold-weather launch on the eve of liftoff after twice recommending against...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Producer of Booster Balked at Launch | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

WASHINGTON -- Top NASA officials who gave the go-ahead to launch the ill-fated Challenger mission were never told of a low temperature reading of 7 to 9 degrees on the shuttle's right booster rocket prior to liftoff, according to the space agency...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Producer of Booster Balked at Launch | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

Only four sensors remained on the boosters used for Challenger, and officials said there was no data monitored during liftoff at Mission Control to indicate a problem...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rocket Booster Called Key to Explosion | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

Yesterday's launch, scheduled for 9:38 a.m. EST, had been delayed two hours while officials analyzed the possibility that foot-long launch-pad icicles that formed in the frosty Florida morning might cause problems. But after liftoff, at 11:38 a.m., the NASA commentator, Steve Nesbitt, reported systems were normal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Space Shuttle Explodes Seconds After Liftoff | 1/29/1986 | See Source »

...There were no signs of abnormalities on the screens" as flight controllers monitored Challenger's liftoff and ascent, a source said. The source,at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, said theblast occurred "unexpectedly and with absolutelyno warning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Space Shuttle Explodes Seconds After Liftoff | 1/29/1986 | See Source »

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