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lapfog_1

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11. The SRBs were segmented ONLY because a certain Senator from

Reply to Snackshack (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:52 AM

Jan 2020

Utah insisted that Morton - Thiokol be allowed to bid on making them.

The other bidder could float the SRBs down the intercoastal waterway to the Cape for assembly and launch. They had to be segmented (with those crap ass O rings ) to allow shipment by rail from Utah.

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sacrificed for the marketing of Reaganism Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #1

Yup. denbot Jan 2020 #3

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K and R for visability... Stuart G Jan 2020 #2

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Brave pioneers. American's Finest. We cared, We cried, We mourned, We remember. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #5

A horrible and... Snackshack Jan 2020 #6

The SRBs were segmented ONLY because a certain Senator from lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #11

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I saw it from about 100 miles away. lpbk2713 Jan 2020 #7

I saw it and most launches from Stuart Fl. diverdownjt Jan 2020 #22

Saw it live too. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2020 #25

and while we are remembering... Feb 1, 2003 lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #8

That must've been awful for you. Duppers Jan 2020 #21

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Wasn't that where the o-ring was defective? lunatica Jan 2020 #12

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My pleasure. B Stieg Jan 2020 #24

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I remember this tragedy well. gademocrat7 Jan 2020 #26

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Watched it on TV while it happened. Son was senior in HS bobbieinok Jan 2020 #28