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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 University

Truth Lies and ORings Inside the Space Shuttle

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    A Paperback / softback by Allan J. McDonald, James R. Hansen

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      Publisher: University Press of Florida
      Publication Date: 30/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9780813041933, 978-0813041933
      ISBN10: 0813041937
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      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 University

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