Two men knew exactly what was going to happen to the Challenger, but their warnings were ignored. On January 27, 1986, those two men spent six hours in a meeting with NASA, trying to delay the ...

Forty years ago today, Jan, 28, 1986, classrooms and households alike watched a live broadcast of what they thought was going to be a happy historic day. However, 73 seconds after launch, a rocket on ...

On January 27, 1986, a lone engineer at Morton Thiokol, Roger Boisjoly, warned his superiors yet again about the danger of launching the Space Shuttle Challenger the next day, arguing that because of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 8.15 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986, New Hampshire social-studies teacher Christa McAuliffe sat with her six fellow astronauts ahead of ...

The 1986 explosion that destroyed the space shuttle Challenger and killed seven astronauts shocked the nation, but for one rocket engineer the tragedy became a personal burden and created a lifelong ...

NEPHI, Utah-- Roger Boisjoly, a NASA contractor who repeatedly voiced concerns about the space shuttle Challenger before it exploded, has died. He was 73. Boisjoly died of cancer on Jan. 6 in Nephi, ...

Originally published by Don Peppers on LinkedIn: Taking Dissent Seriously is Harder Than It Looks On January 27, 1986, a lone engineer at Morton Thiokol, Roger Boisjoly, warned his superiors yet again ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The tragic history of trying to stop the Challenger disaster Re: “Introducing two heroes who need no introduction,” June 16 commentary Thanks to Patty ...

Regarding the Feb. 8 obituary "Engineer warned of dangers to Challenger launch": In his position at NASA, Roger Boisjoly questioned the status quo in an attempt to save lives not only on the space ...

A new book details the errors that went into the disaster that doomed the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. AP At 8.15 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986, New Hampshire social-studies teacher Christa McAuliffe sat ...