{"product_id":"truth-lies-and-o-rings-inside-the-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-paperback","title":"Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan J. McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames R. Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat they didn't want you to know\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We all watched in shock and disbelief when \u003ci\u003eChallenger \u003c\/i\u003ewas lost. Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. His story tells of loss, grief, and the eventual rebuilding and recovery.\"--Robert \"Hoot\" Gibson, former Space Shuttle pilot and commander\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A major contribution to a difficult episode in the history of human spaceflight.\"--Roger D. Launius, Division of Space History, Smithsonian Institution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McDonald tells the heartbreaking tale of how he saw his words of warning ignored, and the fateful consequences of that decision.\"--Donald C. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation's collective memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTruth, Lies, and O-Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center. As he fought to draw attention to the real reasons behind the disaster, he was the only one targeted for retribution by both NASA and his employer, Morton Thiokol, Inc., makers of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters. In this whistle-blowing yet rigorous and fair-minded book, McDonald, with the assistance of internationally distinguished aerospace historian James R. Hansen, addresses \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e of the factors that led to the accident, some of which were never included in NASA's Failure Team report submitted to the Presidential Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruth, Lies, and O-Rings\u003c\/i\u003e is the first look at the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e tragedy and its aftermath from someone who was on the inside, recognized the potential disaster, and tried to prevent it. It also addresses the early warnings of very severe debris issues from the first two post-\u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e flights, which ultimately resulted in the loss of \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e some fifteen years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePopular Mechanics \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Literature Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the American Astronautical Society's Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award\u003c\/b\u003e\"We all watched in shock and disbelief when \u003ci\u003eChallenger \u003c\/i\u003ewas lost. Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. His story tells of loss, grief, and the eventual rebuilding and recovery.\"--Robert \"Hoot\" Gibson, former Space Shuttle pilot and commander  \"A major contribution to a difficult episode in the history of human spaceflight.\"--Roger D. Launius, Division of Space History, Smithsonian Institution \"There have been many accounts of the circumstances surrounding the loss of the Space Shuttle \u003ci\u003eChallenger \u003c\/i\u003eon 28 January 1986, but few, if any, give as much of an insider's view as this book.\"--\u003ci\u003eQuest\u003c\/i\u003e \"McDonald argues convincingly that the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e accident need not have happened, had his warnings been heeded; therein lies the tragedy.\"--\u003ci\u003eSpace Policy\u003c\/i\u003e \"A major contribution to the literature of the management of technology as well as to the history of the space program.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \"Whistle-blowing yet rigorous and fair-minded book.\"--\u003ci\u003eSpaceflight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"An even-handed take on an American aerospace tragedy.\"--\u003ci\u003eBook News\u003c\/i\u003e \"Recounts the decision to launch \u003ci\u003eChallenger, \u003c\/i\u003ethe investigation of the accident, and the return of the shuttle to space flight. McDonald's book is, like the shuttle itself, a massive, complex, and fascinating work.\"--\u003ci\u003eFlorida Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e Allan J. McDonald retired as vice president and technical director for advanced technology programs at ATK Thiokol Propulsion in 2001. He was the director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project at the time of the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e accident and, later, vice president of engineering for space operations during the redesign and requalification of the solid rocket motors. James R. Hansen, professor of history and director of the Honors College at Auburn University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllan J. McDonald retired as vice president and technical director for advanced technology programs at ATK Thiokol Propulsion in 2001. He was the director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project at the time of the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e accident and, later, vice president of engineering for space operations during the redesign and requalification of the solid rocket motors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 648\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978180297005,"sku":"9780813041933","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TDN6UnlueE9wWW1FSjQ0WHg0OXE0dz09.webp?v=1775800870","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/truth-lies-and-o-rings-inside-the-space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}