Space is beautiful , enchanting , awe - inspiring , and perfectly unappeasable . We celebrate the victory , but do n’t allow a string of achiever deceive you into thinking spaceflight is well-situated . A raw infotainment investigates the major malfunction , technical and procedural , that led to NASA space shuttle explosions .
Smoke plume of the Challenger burst . Image credit : NASA
Retro Report just released Major Malfunction , a documentary on the two Shuttle calamity . Major malfunction is an understatement for the wipeout of Space Shuttle Challenger moments after launch in 1986 , and the departure of Space Shuttle Columbia during re - accounting entry in 2003 .
This is n’t a fun sentry ; you wo n’t be left cheerful and glowing afterwards . But you will be leave staidly impressed with the sheer braveness of the the great unwashed need in breaking free of our planet , and the citizenry who get them safely out and back home again .
This is why NASA cosmonaut give out the prizedSnoopy pin to those who safeguard the prophylactic of the crewed spaceflight program , and why one of Reid Wiseman ’s first tweets from blank was tothank the crew who built his rocketwell and get him into orbit safely . Most significantly , this is whyorbital review are now a priorityinstead of a derailment of the main mission , to make the harsh , unforgiving process of spaceflight as dependable as we can get it .
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