Thursday, January 27, 2011

Space disasters still have lessons to teach
[ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:57:35 GMT ]

Shrouded within protective plastic film, a technician works on repairs to the shuttle Discovery's fuel tank. Twenty-five years after the Challenger disaster, the fuel tank repairs serve as an illustration of NASA's heightened attention to potential safety issues.Even though the space shuttle era is winding down, a new generation of spaceship builders would do well to reflect on the lessons gleaned from NASA's Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia disasters.


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