CHALLENGER

U.S. space shuttle. It exploded (Jan. 28, 1986) 73 seconds into its tenth flight, killing all seven crew members, including the first civilian in space, schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. The disaster was caused by the faulty design of a gasket (the O-ring seal). As dramatically demonstrated by Richard Feynman, a member of the presidential commission appointed to investigate the accident, the elastic O-ring did not respond as expected because of the cold temperature (30 degrees Fahrenheit/-1 degrees Celsius) at launch time. (At a news conference, Feynman illustrated the loss of elasticity by dropping an O-ring into a glass of cold water.) As a result of the explosion, the United States did not send astronauts into space for almost three years as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration redesigned a number of features of the space shuttle.

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books on: Challenger  - 5588 results

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1.
Teacher in Space: Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Legacy
Book by Colin Burgess; University of Nebraska Press, 2000
Subjects: Challenger (Spacecraft)--Accidents, Mcauliffe, Christa--1948-1986--Influence, Space Flight, Teachers--United States
Shuttle Orbiter Challenger : FACTS AND FIGURES Space shuttle Challenger was officially designated Orbital Vehicle OV-099...shuttles, was named after a famous ship of discovery. Challenger took its name from a U.S. Navy ship that made...
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The Poison Belt: Being an Account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger
Book by Arthur Conan Doyle; University of Nebraska Press, 2001
Subjects: Challenger, Professor (Fictitious Character)--Fiction
...broad sense ofhumor and the absurd. Challenger is a man who interj ects a live pterodactyl...mental inferiors-another way of saying Challenger disrespects the intellects of everyone around him. Challenger, at least as he appeared in The Lost...
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The Lost World: Being an Account of the Recent Amazing Adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone of the Daily Gazette
Book by Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian Duncan; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Challenger, Professor (Fictitious Character)--Fiction, Dinosaurs--Fiction, Prehistoric Peoples--Fiction, South America--Fiction
...Weismanns theory, of which Challengers sentence gives a fair summary...the notorious Professor Challenger: in his autobiography...Doyle claimed to have based Challenger on his former teacher William...celebrated voyage of HMS Challenger , which studied the Arctic...
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Eating the Big Fish: How Challenger Brands Can Compete against Brand Leaders
Book by Adam Morgan; John Wiley & Sons, 1999
Subjects: Brand Name Products--Management, New Products, Product Management
...managed instability A look at successful Challenger cultures re- veals a high degree of...stage strategic process for an aspirant Challenger and defines an initial set of objectives to begin the process Part III Using the Challenger Strategic Program 231 14 Challenger...
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Making the World Safe for Democracy: A Century of Wilsonianism and Its Totalitarian Challengers
Book by Amos Perlmutter; University of North Carolina Press, 1997
Subjects: Wilson, Woodrow--1856-1924--Influence, World Politics--20th Century--Case Studies
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journal articles on: Challenger  - 1530 results

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Autonomy, Interdependence, and Social Control: NASA and the Space Shuttle Challenger
Journal article by Diane Vaughan; Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35, 1990
Subjects: Challenger (Space shuttle)--Research, Management research--Case studies, Organizational behavior--Case studies, Space shuttles--Management, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Management
...social control: NASA and the space shuttle Challenger. by Diane Vaughan Autonomy, Interdependence...Social Control: NASA and the Space Shuttle Challenger The tragic loss of the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986 sent the nation into...
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Teaching from Tragedy: An Interdisciplinary Module on the Space Shuttle Challenger
Journal article by Mark Maier; T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), Vol. 21, 1993
Subjects: Challenger Space Shuttle Accident, 1986--Study and teaching
...interdisciplinary module on the space shuttle Challenger by Mark Maier Schoolteacher-astronaut...schoolchildren from space ended when the shuttle Challenger exploded moments after takeoff on January...remained myriad lessons to be learned from Challenger, as I was to discover when I began...
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Commonalities, Conflicts and Contradictions in Organizational Masculinities: Exploring the Gendered Genesis of the Challenger Disaster
Journal article by Mark Maier, James W. Messerschmidt; The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 35, 1998
Subjects: Challenger Space Shuttle Accident, 1986--Research, Masculinity--Social aspects, Organizational behavior--Demographic aspects, Sexism--Analysis
...the honor. By the time the Challenger mission was ready for flight...week prior to the eventual Challenger launch date - NASA, responding...billion - was up for grabs. Challengers Final Hours: The "MANagement...postponement in six days, Challenger appeared destined for yet...
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Making the World Safe for Democracy: A Century of Wilsonianism and Its Totalitarian Challengers
Journal article by William C. Widenor; The Historian, Vol. 61, 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Making the World Safe for Democracy: A Century of Wilsonianism and Its Totalitarian Challengers (Book)--Reviews
...of Wilsonianism and Its Totalitarian Challengers by William C. Widenor Making the World...of Wilsonianism and Its Totalitarian Challengers. By Amos Perlmutter. (Chapel Hill...of Wilsonianism and its totalitarian challengers, Soviet Communism and Nazism that approach...
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Challenger Quality in State Legislative Elections
Journal article by Emily Van Dunk; Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 50, 1997
Subjects: Candidates, Political science, Quality, State elections
...likelihood of a quality challenger running and the impacts of quality challengers on legislative...having quality challengers.3 EXPLAINING CHALLENGER QUALITY What follows...relationship between challenger quality and challengers vote. The adjusted...
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Guilty Pleasure: It May Not Be Sensible to Love the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8-But What's Gas Mileage in the Face of a HEMI?
Magazine article by Marty Padgett; The Advocate, August 12, 2008
Subjects: Automobiles--Product/service Evaluations, Dodge Challenger (Automobile)--Product/service Evaluations
...are as obvious as the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. Gas is over $4 per gallon...The planet needs saving? The Challengers great at recycling tires--one...sedan in two-door drag, the Challenger has a fundamentally fantastic chassis...
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Challenger Baseball & Topsoccer: Sports Success Stories
Magazine article by Lupe Castaneda, Claudine Sherrill; Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 30, November 1997
Challenger Baseball Topsoccer: Sports Success...Olympics programs. Little League Baseballs Challenger Division and the United States Youth...school partnership in Arlington. Challenger baseball and TOPSoccer, now in their...
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"Challenger"-anatomy of an Award Winning Documentary
Magazine article by Michelle Bogre; American Cinematographer, Vol. 63, February 1982
"Challenger"-anatomy of an Award Winning Documentary...presold the planes, to be called "Challenger," before even one had made it off...resulting hour-long color film, "Challenger: An Industrial Romance," has won...
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The Silent Landscape: the Scientific Voyage of HMS Challenger
Magazine article by Rod E. Redman; Sea Classics, Vol. 38, April 2005
...the Scientific Voyage of HMS Challenger by Rod E. Redman THE SILENT LANDSCAPE: THE SCIENTIFIC VOYAGE OF HMS CHALLENGER By Richard Corfield 272 Pages...space and time. In 1872, when HMS Challenger set out to map and analyze the...
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The Silent Landscape: the Scientific Voyage of HMS Challenger 1872/1875
Magazine article by Rod E. Redman; Sea Classics, Vol. 37, August 2004
...were the men of HMS Challenger, which set sail...Scientific Voyage of HMS Challenger. "By retracing Challengers triumphant voyage...years since the Challenger explored the great...perspective to bear on Challengers research and discoveries...
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Challenger on Comeback Trail; Cruise Urban Streets or Tackle the Rough Stuff
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), December 12, 2009
Challenger on Comeback Trail; Cruise Urban Streets...utility vehicle market. Mitsubishis new Challenger has seven-seat capacity and serious...wheel drive ability. The all-new Challenger is powered by a 2.5-litre common...
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Could It Happen Again? NASA Worries Anew 10 Years after Challenger
Newspaper article by Joyce Price; The Washington Times, January 28, 1996
...again? NASA worries anew 10 years after Challenger by Joyce Price On the 10th anniversary of the deadly Challenger explosion, the director of NASAs shuttle...and Columbia - as an astronaut. The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on...
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New Challenger Meets Demand; Mitsubishi Releases Two-Wheel-Drive Version to Cater for Growing Market
Newspaper article; Daily News (Warwick, Australia), October 28, 2011
Subjects: Automobile industry, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd.
New Challenger Meets Demand; Mitsubishi Releases Two...Limiteds versatile medium SUV, the Challenger, is now available as a two-wheel...introduction of the two-wheel-drive Challenger offers customers more flexibility and...
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Shortsighted View of Challenger Disaster
Newspaper article by Martin Sieff; The Washington Times, March 24, 1996
Shortsighted view of Challenger disaster by Martin Sieff The 1986 space shuttle...Several excellent investigative studies of the Challenger disaster have already emerged. With "The Challenger Launch Decision," Diane Vaughan has produced...
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{Taking a Lesson of the Past} {Challenger LS a Gutsy 4WD with Families in Mind}; Off-Roader with Active Families in Mind
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), March 5, 2010
{Taking a Lesson of the Past} {Challenger LS a Gutsy 4WD with Families in Mind...The Japanese marque has relaunched the Challenger after a three-year sabbatical, an...hint of the Toyota 4Runner about the Challenger design, although its broad angles give...
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encyclopedia articles on: Challenger  - 22 results

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Challenger Expedition
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHALLENGER EXPEDITION British oceanographic expedition...sailed in the converted 18-gun corvette Challenger, the first vessel specifically equipped...record 26,900-ft (8,200-m) Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench; the discovery...
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Challenger
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHALLENGER U.S. space shuttle. It exploded (Jan. 28, 1986) 73 seconds into its tenth flight, killing all seven crew members, including...
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Space Shuttle
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Five different orbiters Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour...1982. On Jan. 28, 1986, the Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff, killing...Accomplishments (1998); C. Bredeson, The Challenger Disaster: Tragic Space Flight (1999...
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Ocean
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ocean floor. The greatest ocean depth has been sounded in the Challenger Deep of the Marianas Trench , a distance of 10,911 m (35...midocean ridge. First discovered in the Atlantic Ocean on the Challenger expedition , its relief features were further investigated...
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Oceanography
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ocean. Oceanography as a comprehensive study dates from the Challenger expedition (1872 76), directed by the naturalists C. W...leader in the study of ocean sediment. The success of the Challenger expedition and the importance of ocean knowledge to shipping...
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