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Major malfunction / produced by Bryn Higgins.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Higgins, Bryn., Producer.
Nettles, John, 1943- Narrator.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Disaster
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Astronautics--United States--Accidents--1986.
Space shuttles--Accidents.
Space vehicle accidents--United States--1986.
Challenger (Spacecraft).
Challenger (Spacecraft)--Accidents.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (30 min.).
Place of Publication:
Sydney, New South Wales : Futuremedia, 2013, c2010.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
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.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 24, 2013).
OCLC:
867771108

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