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PART I: INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES
BOX 3.2 THE CHALLENGER DISASTER
The Challenger space shuttle disaster took place on 28
January 1986 off the coast of Central Florida, United
States. The shuttle broke apart within 73 seconds of its
flight, leading to the death of its seven crew members, and
disintegrated into the Atlantic Ocean.
While reviewing the disaster, at a bar in Downey, California,
angry Rockwell International Employees who built the Chal-
lenger orbiter blamed other shuttle contractors for the
disaster as they watched television reports of debris being
hauled out of the ocean.
Many shuttle workers blamed the fatal mistake on teams
of space ...