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NASA Defenders Back Launch Decision In Challenger Disaster
NASA rocketry managers defend the preflight countdown and deny fault in the Challenger explosion. Marshall Space Flight Center officials say the launch decision process was sound, though some actions by Morton Thiokol are called strange. They emphasize they lack evidence the solid rocket booster was the root cause and seek the right booster solution.
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NASA
Jesse Moore
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
William Lucas
Marshall Center
Lawrence Mulloy
Marshall
Lucas
Shuttle
Stanley Reinartz
Morton Thiokol
Shuttle Commission
William Rogers
Moore
Commission
Mark Weinberg
Atlantic Ocean