CASE 5TUDY CHALLEN 61ER DISAS TER

1 INTRODUCHON:
Th challengo dunanlea oecuwsd vn the

Janua o when bhe NASA S po ahutile

bit e challengor rokw aport aro Abinteg a t d
Out 3 6wrds irtob ha
its ught, Anoding o
olsatho oo
oakhs 55ever oeuo mernbens. he acciders

had sU ous Consequumes NASA Cadubrity

the
ard nubulkcd n oun nt enaupton o SR mo nths
the ahuttle program Prestictent Rorald RuRgan
L9ead ed the
Rogons Commuso ion to nvethgak tha
Ocuaurt The Commisplon yan Cnctinol NASA
6atuonal eulhuw and ducist on- making
pio was es
hat ontrubuted to e acualrt
2THE DISA 67TE R
h pbd n o he callurgo had 3 maun Bngunes
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in ar ornal uol tank uohueh wa ettsonad

ehen mp Bunin uil1 the au egines

dere abat 9 wunutc8, olhough v hally the

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in
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unto he oan Rrluing cu u 6even nbnard

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h e Aeuo 40ae not omud t h pra ble s
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44 ConcepAual Jeus
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watha a t e the launeh ,
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to Phove o t u- was uneak
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6 CONCLUSION

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14 NASA wanagob hod not only knoon abaut
khe lawed -Rung but hat it hod the potental

Catah trophe n Rec bhe Rogeno Comne 53 oms

to c o cude Cat khe Chale nger dubahlea wab
On acadert 9welcd n htoy.