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**What they didn’t want you to know**"We all watched in shock and disbelief when *Challenger *was 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“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 UniversityOn a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle *Challenger,* despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of *Challenger *on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation’s collective memory.In *Truth, Lies, and O-Rings,* 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 disa

Author

McDonald, Allan J, Hansen, James R.

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813066035

Subjects

Social Science, Engineering, Political Science

Rating

4.01 / 5 (84 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14