Space Shuttle mixup

[Beleth]

http://www.randi.org/jr/081205another.html#8

Originally authored by Mike Cunningham
I was perusing a story about the current space shuttle mission when I ran across this unbelievable quote. Apparently the shuttle crew were individually offering remembrances about the Challenger disaster and the crew who were unfortunately lost.

Now, I had always understood that the cause of disaster was that a chunk of foam from the external fuel tank had broken off and struck the shuttle during take-off.

(emphasis mine)

That was the Columbia. The Challenger disaster was caused by an O-ring malfunction.

I'm sure it was a simple slip of the brain; we've equated shuttle disasters with the name Challenger for so long that it's totally understandable. Still, this deserves at least a [sic] if not a replacement of the name.

 

[Jeff Wagg]

It's fixed. Thanks.