The Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham

On this episode of Rendezvous With History, Reagan Institute Director of Scholarly Initiatives Dr. Anthony Eames sits down with British Journalist and New York Times bestselling Author Adam Higginbotham. They discuss his latest book entitled, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space. Mr. Higginbotham offers a dramatic and detailed accounting of the disaster and subsequent investigation. He also provides a powerful story telling of the lives of the 7 crew members up until the point of calamity. Table Of Contents: 0:00 Exactly Where I Was 5:56 Telling Untold Stories 12:58 Diversity and Inclusion 16:44 Flying Not Necessary 19:21 Second Space Age 24:08 The O-Rings 32:02 Surprising Commission 35:02 Accesible Frontier? 42:18 Hints for History For more information on the ongoing works of President Reagan's Foundation, please visit http://www.reaganfoundation.org Like us on Facebook:   / ronaldreagan   Follow us on Twitter:   / ronaldreagan   Follow us on Instagram:   / reaganfoundation   Follow us on LinkedIn:   / ronald-reagan-presidential-library-foundation   Newsletter Sign-up: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/news...