Roger Boisjoly, Engineer Who Warned of Challenger Shuttle ...
Aerospace engineer Roger Boisjoly, who warned that launching NASA's space shuttle Challenger in cold weather could be disastrous, has died of cancer at the age of 73.
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The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster remains a historical event from January 28, 1986. Recent discoveries or “latest news” specifically about new discoveries related to Challenger tend to surface periodically from divers or museums, but no widely confirmed fresh salvage or official NASA findings have been announced as of the latest public summaries in 2024–2025. For the most current reports, I can fetch up-to-date sources if you’d like.[2][6]
Notable recent references on Challenger include documented recovery efforts and museum displays of recovered fragments, alongside ongoing discussions about what was learned from the accident and the investigation’s conclusions. If you want, I can pull the latest publicly available summaries and official statements and summarize them with citations.[1][2]
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Aerospace engineer Roger Boisjoly, who warned that launching NASA's space shuttle Challenger in cold weather could be disastrous, has died of cancer at the age of 73.
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