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On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation's collective memory. In Truth, Lies, and O-Rings, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center.

Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Mayday: Air Disaster investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why.Based on cockpit voice recorders, accident reports, and eyewitness accounts, every episode also features interviews, gripping reenactments, and state-of-the-art CGI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australia's Leading Disaster Podcast

Reflecting on human society from diverse disciplinary and ideological perspectives to understand the root causes of disasters.

Destination Disaster is a weekly episodic podcast that reviews past, present and future disasters in the United States and how those impacts have shaped policies and increased public awareness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.