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History of the shuttle program, and the aftermath of the accident.

http://www.fas.org/spp/51L.html

Causes and consequences of the Challenger accident.

Feynman's Appendix to the Rogers Commission R

http://www.ralentz.com/old/space/feynman-report.html

Feynman's Appendix to the Rogers Commission Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle, by R. P. Feynman

I Remember Challenger

http://www.inthe80s.com/dynamic/challenger.shtml

Collection of personal memories of the 1986 space shuttle tragedy.

Icarus Rising

http://space.balettie.com/IcarusRising.html

A poetic tribute to the crew of STS-51L.

Icarus Rising... A Memorial to the Crew of the Spa

http://datamanos2.com/icarus_rising.html

A Challenger memorial site interpretating the Challenger disaster in terms of the Greek myth of Icarus.

Mission 51-L

http://www.mission51l.com

Provides a critical view of the results of the accident enquiry.

Mission 51-L: Correcting some misconceptions

http://home.austin.rr.com/sts51lvideo/

Offers explanation of some of the critical questions raised about the accident enquiry results.

Mission 51-L: Counterpoint

http://www.hal-pc.org/~jsb/conspiracy.html

Includes rebuttal for some critical points raised about the accident enquiry.

Space Shuttle

http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/shuttle.html

Personal reminiscence of experiences as Space Shuttle design engineer related to the Challenger accident.

Space Shuttle Challenger

http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/archive/general/ethics/shuttle.html

Analysis of decisions which lead to the accident

Space Shuttle Challenger

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/9806/challenger.html

Account of the disaster

Space Shuttle Challenger Accident Records

http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/space_shuttle_challenger_accident.html

Provides ordering information for obtaining the accident records.

The Challenger Accident

http://www.me.utexas.edu/~uer/challenger/challtoc.html

The Challenger Accident: An Analysis of the Mechanical and Administrative Causes of the Accident and the Redesign Process that Followed