Major Malfunction: Revisiting Challenger

Retro Report revisits the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster, examining the decisions behind the tragedy and how it reshaped America's space program.

A sharp, sobering look at how warnings were ignored before a national tragedy.

On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts “slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.” America’s space program was never the same.

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