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Extreme cold made the O-rings fail, but NASA’s culture was just as blameworthy and needed a retrofit more urgently than any piece of shuttle hardware.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
In January 1986, cold temperatures compromised rubber O-ring seals on the solid rocket boosters of the space shuttle Challenger, which led to a tragic accident that claimed the lives of seven astronauts during the launch of the STS-51L mission.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Like every other engineer in the conference room at Morton Thiokol on that day four decades ago, the 31-year-old Russell opposed launching because the bitterly cold temperature at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center threatened the O-rings that sealed the rocket boosters.
—Michael Kranish, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The O-rings were supposed to keep those joints sealed.
—Howard Berkes, NPR, 25 Jan. 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
In January 1986, cold temperatures compromised rubber O-ring seals on the solid rocket boosters of the space shuttle Challenger, which led to a tragic accident that claimed the lives of seven astronauts during the launch of the STS-51L mission.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Like every other engineer in the conference room at Morton Thiokol on that day four decades ago, the 31-year-old Russell opposed launching because the bitterly cold temperature at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center threatened the O-rings that sealed the rocket boosters.
—Michael Kranish, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
The O-rings were supposed to keep those joints sealed.
—Howard Berkes, NPR, 25 Jan. 2026
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“O-ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/O-ring. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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