
Tragedy struck when the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated just 73 seconds into flight. Hours earlier, engineers argued to cancel the launch, amid fears of such a tragedy – so why did it go ahead?

Tom Gorham
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January 3, 2026
47m
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Callum Brennan
Tom Gorham
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