Beyond the Stars -NASA's 50 Years of Manned Space Flight Part 7 The Last Voyage of Challenger

This 6,400 word monograph on The Last Voyage of Challenger is illustrated by over three dozen photos, many unpublished or rarerly seen. It examines the lack of communication, decisions clouded by the need to meet launch schedules and NASA not accepting discent or that their system could be flawed.
The inherent risk of the Space Shuttle program is defined by the combination of a highly dynamic environment, enormous energies, mechanical complexities, time consuming preparations and extremely time-critical decision making. Complacency and failures in supervision and reporting seriously aggravate these risks. Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.