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In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts aboard. Engineer Brian Russell had spent months warning NASA that freezing temperatures could cause a critical seal to fail. He recalls the tense launch decision meeting and the forty-year burden of a disaster he tried to avert.
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