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NASA Challenger disaster defended in postmortem review
The Rogers Commission blamed politics and risk culture at NASA for the Jan 28 1986 disaster. It traced the root to a faulty solid rocket booster joint and repeated O ring leaks, noting managerial pressures and a rushed launch schedule. The report urged reform and halted shuttle flights for two years with major budget shifts and personnel changes.
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