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Originally Posted by f4phantomii
Allan McDonald, the Thiokol engineer on site for the Challenger launch and refused to sign the formal approval letter (and was later overruled by his heavily pressured superiors) died yesterday at 83.
Shortly after the accident, relegated to the back of the auditorium for the initial inquiry, he famously spoke up after he realized NASA was going to gloss over their role and Thiokol was going to "take one for the team".
Allan took furiously detailed notes immediately following the accident while the exact timeline of events was fresh in his memory.
These later became the basis for his book Truth, Lies, and O-Rings.
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Wow, that brings back memories. Thiokol and o-rings......