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Rocket scientist 🚀 (#space systems #engineer) at University of Glasgow 🎓 - Content and opinions my own.

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Challenger: The disaster five people saw coming

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-01-28/space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-nasa-explosion-video-engineers/106162902

Forty years ago, the shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off, killing its crew and changing the history of spaceflight. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy — but they were overruled.