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2024-07-22T21:57:16Z

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	[[File:STS-51-L.jpg\|thumb\|''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster.]]		[[File:STS-51-L.jpg\|thumb\|''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster.]]

	When ''Discovery'' [[~~Devilfish:~~Red Dawn\|grew an extra person]] somewhere between Pad 39A, low earth orbit, and back to Kennedy, the whole thing was taken to bits, the whole launch torn apart and investigated. The whole operation, with the fervor of the [[wikipedia:Apollo 1\|Apollo 1]] investigations decades earlier, resulted in no signs of how [[~~Devilfish:~~Wild Hunt]] had gotten there, or of any interference that may have occurred. It was troubling, to say the least.		When ''Discovery'' [[Red Dawn\|grew an extra person]] somewhere between Pad 39A, low earth orbit, and back to Kennedy, the whole thing was taken to bits, the whole launch torn apart and investigated. The whole operation, with the fervor of the [[wikipedia:Apollo 1\|Apollo 1]] investigations decades earlier, resulted in no signs of how [[Wild Hunt]] had gotten there, or of any interference that may have occurred. It was troubling, to say the least.

	However, it did bring to light some issues with the Shuttle that had been pushed under the rug. O-ring seals in the SRBs—the big spicy toothpicks that gave it a huge kick at the start of launch—had a fault, that would result in [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster\|disaster]] should they launch at too chilly a temperature. Meetings were held, middle management was laid off, and most importantly, the SRBs were retrofitted and made safe.		However, it did bring to light some issues with the Shuttle that had been pushed under the rug. O-ring seals in the SRBs—the big spicy toothpicks that gave it a huge kick at the start of launch—had a fault, that would result in [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster\|disaster]] should they launch at too chilly a temperature. Meetings were held, middle management was laid off, and most importantly, the SRBs were retrofitted and made safe.

	All this meant was, on the chilly morning of January 28th, 1986, ''Challenger'' took off, and the entire US space industry was confident nothing would go wrong. And then it did. The media called him [[~~Devilfish:~~Bird Strike]], but to US intelligence he was '''Sokol''', a renegade member of the secretive Soviet cape programme. We can't know why he decided to plow into ''Challenger'' that morning, killing himself and the entire crew, but the result was a cold war threatening to boil over.		All this meant was, on the chilly morning of January 28th, 1986, ''Challenger'' took off, and the entire US space industry was confident nothing would go wrong. And then it did. The media called him [[Bird Strike]], but to US intelligence he was '''Sokol''', a renegade member of the secretive Soviet cape programme. We can't know why he decided to plow into ''Challenger'' that morning, killing himself and the entire crew, but the result was a cold war threatening to boil over.

	This isn't an article about the [[~~Devilfish:~~Challenger Accords]] though, that's someone else's cross to bear. The fact is, however, that if ''Challenger'' had made it to space, the US never would have been near Chernobyl when the [[~~Devilfish:~~Jormungandr\|first Endbringer]] made its mark. The Accords would never have happened. Obviously, nobody knows for sure if that O-ring seal would have failed, but had it beaten Sokol to the punch, who knows how things might have gone...		This isn't an article about the [[Challenger Accords]] though, that's someone else's cross to bear. The fact is, however, that if ''Challenger'' had made it to space, the US never would have been near Chernobyl when the [[Jormungandr\|first Endbringer]] made its mark. The Accords would never have happened. Obviously, nobody knows for sure if that O-ring seal would have failed, but had it beaten Sokol to the punch, who knows how things might have gone...

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2023-07-04T11:17:30Z

top: bad link repair, replaced: ''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster. → ''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster. (6)

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	[[File:STS-51-L.jpg\|thumb\|''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster.]]		[[File:STS-51-L.jpg\|thumb\|''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster.]]

	When ''Discovery'' [[Red Dawn\|grew an extra person]] somewhere between Pad 39A, low earth orbit, and back to Kennedy, the whole thing was taken to bits, the whole launch torn apart and investigated. The whole operation, with the fervor of the [[wikipedia:Apollo 1\|Apollo 1]] investigations decades earlier, resulted in no signs of how [[Wild Hunt]] had gotten there, or of any interference that may have occurred. It was troubling, to say the least.		When ''Discovery'' [[Devilfish:Red Dawn\|grew an extra person]] somewhere between Pad 39A, low earth orbit, and back to Kennedy, the whole thing was taken to bits, the whole launch torn apart and investigated. The whole operation, with the fervor of the [[wikipedia:Apollo 1\|Apollo 1]] investigations decades earlier, resulted in no signs of how [[Devilfish:Wild Hunt]] had gotten there, or of any interference that may have occurred. It was troubling, to say the least.

	However, it did bring to light some issues with the Shuttle that had been pushed under the rug. O-ring seals in the SRBs—the big spicy toothpicks that gave it a huge kick at the start of launch—had a fault, that would result in [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster\|disaster]] should they launch at too chilly a temperature. Meetings were held, middle management was laid off, and most importantly, the SRBs were retrofitted and made safe.		However, it did bring to light some issues with the Shuttle that had been pushed under the rug. O-ring seals in the SRBs—the big spicy toothpicks that gave it a huge kick at the start of launch—had a fault, that would result in [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster\|disaster]] should they launch at too chilly a temperature. Meetings were held, middle management was laid off, and most importantly, the SRBs were retrofitted and made safe.

	All this meant was, on the chilly morning of January 28th, 1986, ''Challenger'' took off, and the entire US space industry was confident nothing would go wrong. And then it did. The media called him [[Bird Strike]], but to US intelligence he was '''Sokol''', a renegade member of the secretive Soviet cape programme. We can't know why he decided to plow into ''Challenger'' that morning, killing himself and the entire crew, but the result was a cold war threatening to boil over.		All this meant was, on the chilly morning of January 28th, 1986, ''Challenger'' took off, and the entire US space industry was confident nothing would go wrong. And then it did. The media called him [[Devilfish:Bird Strike]], but to US intelligence he was '''Sokol''', a renegade member of the secretive Soviet cape programme. We can't know why he decided to plow into ''Challenger'' that morning, killing himself and the entire crew, but the result was a cold war threatening to boil over.

	This isn't an article about the [[Challenger Accords]] though, that's someone else's cross to bear. The fact is, however, that if ''Challenger'' had made it to space, the US never would have been near Chernobyl when the [[Jormungandr\|first Endbringer]] made its mark. The Accords would never have happened. Obviously, nobody knows for sure if that O-ring seal would have failed, but had it beaten Sokol to the punch, who knows how things might have gone...		This isn't an article about the [[Devilfish:Challenger Accords]] though, that's someone else's cross to bear. The fact is, however, that if ''Challenger'' had made it to space, the US never would have been near Chernobyl when the [[Devilfish:Jormungandr\|first Endbringer]] made its mark. The Accords would never have happened. Obviously, nobody knows for sure if that O-ring seal would have failed, but had it beaten Sokol to the punch, who knows how things might have gone...

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2021-09-09T11:31:41Z

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	[[File:STS-51-L.jpg\|thumb\|''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster.]]		[[File:STS-51-L.jpg\|thumb\|''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster.]]

	When ''Discovery'' [[Red Dawn\|grew an extra person]] somewhere between Pad 39A, low earth orbit, and back to Kennedy, the whole thing was taken to bits, the whole launch torn apart and investigated. The whole operation, with the fervor of the [[wikipedia:Apollo 1\|Apollo 1]] investigations decades earlier, resulted in no signs of how ~~the~~ [[~~Heimdall~~]] had gotten there, or of any interference that may have occurred. It was troubling, to say the least.		When ''Discovery'' [[Red Dawn\|grew an extra person]] somewhere between Pad 39A, low earth orbit, and back to Kennedy, the whole thing was taken to bits, the whole launch torn apart and investigated. The whole operation, with the fervor of the [[wikipedia:Apollo 1\|Apollo 1]] investigations decades earlier, resulted in no signs of how [[Wild Hunt]] had gotten there, or of any interference that may have occurred. It was troubling, to say the least.

	However, it did bring to light some issues with the Shuttle that had been pushed under the rug. O-ring seals in the SRBs—the big spicy toothpicks that gave it a huge kick at the start of launch—had a fault, that would result in [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster\|disaster]] should they launch at too chilly a temperature. Meetings were held, middle management was laid off, and most importantly, the SRBs were retrofitted and made safe.		However, it did bring to light some issues with the Shuttle that had been pushed under the rug. O-ring seals in the SRBs—the big spicy toothpicks that gave it a huge kick at the start of launch—had a fault, that would result in [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster\|disaster]] should they launch at too chilly a temperature. Meetings were held, middle management was laid off, and most importantly, the SRBs were retrofitted and made safe.

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[[File:STS-51-L.jpg|thumb|''Challenger'' lifts off from Pad 39B, moments before disaster.]]

When ''Discovery'' [[Red Dawn|grew an extra person]] somewhere between Pad 39A, low earth orbit, and back to Kennedy, the whole thing was taken to bits, the whole launch torn apart and investigated. The whole operation, with the fervor of the [[wikipedia:Apollo 1|Apollo 1]] investigations decades earlier, resulted in no signs of how the [[Heimdall]] had gotten there, or of any interference that may have occurred. It was troubling, to say the least.

However, it did bring to light some issues with the Shuttle that had been pushed under the rug. O-ring seals in the SRBs—the big spicy toothpicks that gave it a huge kick at the start of launch—had a fault, that would result in [[wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|disaster]] should they launch at too chilly a temperature. Meetings were held, middle management was laid off, and most importantly, the SRBs were retrofitted and made safe.

All this meant was, on the chilly morning of January 28th, 1986, ''Challenger'' took off, and the entire US space industry was confident nothing would go wrong. And then it did. The media called him [[Bird Strike]], but to US intelligence he was '''Sokol''', a renegade member of the secretive Soviet cape programme. We can't know why he decided to plow into ''Challenger'' that morning, killing himself and the entire crew, but the result was a cold war threatening to boil over.

This isn't an article about the [[Challenger Accords]] though, that's someone else's cross to bear. The fact is, however, that if ''Challenger'' had made it to space, the US never would have been near Chernobyl when the [[Jormungandr|first Endbringer]] made its mark. The Accords would never have happened. Obviously, nobody knows for sure if that O-ring seal would have failed, but had it beaten Sokol to the punch, who knows how things might have gone...

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