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Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger

Since being sworn in on February 6, 1986, the Commission has been able to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Challenger accident. This report documents our findings and makes recommendations for your consideration. Our objective has been not only to prevent any recurrence of the failure related to this accident, but to the extent possible to reduce other risks in future flights. Each member of the Commission shared the pain and anguish the nation felt at the loss of the seven brave Americans in the Challenger accident on January 28, 1986. The nation's task now is to move ahead to return to safe space flight and to its recognized position of leadership in space. There could be no more fitting tribute to the Challenger crew than to do so. (Summary from the letter of commission)

Year of Publication: 1986Genres: Technology & Engineering

Running Time: 11 hours 41 minutes 46 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Prefatory Material marwalk	7:44
2	Chapter 1, Introduction Availle	41:01
3	Chapter 2, Events Leading Up to the Challenger Mission Availle	30:41
4	Chapter 3, The Accident realisticspeakers	37:02
5	Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 1 Maria Kasper	33:51
6	Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 2 Maria Kasper	34:04
7	Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 3 Maria Kasper	39:48
8	Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 4 Maria Kasper	13:57
9	Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 1 Maria Kasper	39:26
10	Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 2 Maria Kasper	41:06
11	Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 3 Maria Kasper	40:34
12	Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 4 Maria Kasper	22:25
13	Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 1 jmichl	25:12
14	Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 2 Penny Witt	31:05
15	Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 3 marwalk	36:09
16	Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 4 jmichl	36:39
17	Chapter 7, The Silent Safety Program KevinS	37:06
18	Chapter 8, Pressures on the System, Part 1 realisticspeakers	27:52
19	Chapter 8, Pressures on the System, Part 2 realisticspeakers	27:58
20	Chapter 9, Other Safety Considerations, Part 1 KevinS	26:37
21	Chapter 9, Other Safety Considerations, Part 2 jmichl	28:34
22	Chapter 9, Other Safety Considerations, Part 3 jmichl	31:06
23	Recommendations BettyB	11:49