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“Truth, Lies and O-Rings" author Allan McDonald
(Talks)
An engineer who tried to stop the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 will give a free talk about the ill-fated project. Allan McDonald, co-author of “Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster," will speak at Gheens Science Hall
and Rauch Planetarium at 7:30 p.m. McDonald formerly directed the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project for Morton Thiokol Inc. The event is open to the public.McDonald will describe the sequence of events and discussions held the
night before the launch and the horror of watching the shuttle
disintegrate shortly after its launch. He also talks about why he
refused to sign the launch recommendation and his role in the subsequent
Presidential Commission hearings.
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502-852-0586