Space Shuttle Challenger discussion @ U of L

Tuesday, Nov. 3

Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
U of L
852-0586
Free; 7:30 p.m. 

An engineer who tried to stop the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 will give a free talk at U of L tonight. Allan McDonald, co-author of “Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster,” will speak at Gheens Science Hall.

McDonald will describe the sequence of events and discussions held the night before the launch and the horror of watching the shuttle disintegrate shortly after its launch. He also talks about why he refused to sign the launch recommendation and his role in the subsequent Presidential Commission hearings.

Posted by The Bar Belle on November 3, 2009 at 9:34 am.
Tags: book, history, lecture
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