Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute | The Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham @ReaganFoundation | Uploaded 4 months ago | Updated 8 hours ago
On this episode of Rendezvous With History, Reagan Institute Director of Scholarly Initiatives Dr. Anthony Eames sits down with British Journalist and New York Times bestselling Author Adam Higginbotham. They discuss his latest book entitled, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space. Mr. Higginbotham offers a dramatic and detailed accounting of the disaster and subsequent investigation. He also provides a powerful story telling of the lives of the 7 crew members up until the point of calamity.

Table Of Contents:
0:00 Exactly Where I Was
5:56 Telling Untold Stories
12:58 Diversity and Inclusion
16:44 Flying Not Necessary
19:21 Second Space Age
24:08 The O-Rings
32:02 Surprising Commission
35:02 Accesible Frontier?
42:18 Hints for History

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