Down the Rabbit Hole with Jeff and Sam

29 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion and Arsenic All Around


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Jeff tells the horrible story of the explosion of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. Sam tells a story about arsenic and death in Victorian England.

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Jeff's Sources

  • Space Shuttle by NASA
  • Transcript of the Challenger Crew Comments from the Operational Recorder by NASA
  • Toward a History of the Space Shuttle by NASA
  • The Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Mission by NASA
  • Report to the President By the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION On the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident by NASA
  • Teacher in Space Project by Wikipedia
  • Wernher von Braun by Wikipedia
  • Steven J. McAuliffe by Wikipedia
  • Space Shuttle Challenger disaster by Wikipedia
  • Operation Paperclip by Google
  • January 28, 1986: The Challenger Explosion and its aftermath by APS125
  • Cold War History by History.com 
  • TV Brought the Trauma to Classroom Millions by Lynn Olson
  • Christa McAuliffe’s Husband & Kids Now: Where Are They Today? by EntertainmentNow.com
  • About [Challenger] by Challenger Center
  • Cabin, Remains of Astronauts Found : Divers Positively Identify Challenger Compartment on Floor of Atlantic by Barry Bearak | LA Times

Sam's Sources

  • Death by Wallpaper: When Arsenic in the Walls Was Killing Children by Veronica Parkes
  • Wallpaper? by Homilepix
  • A is for Arsenic by F Yeah History
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Down the Rabbit Hole with Jeff and SamBy Jeff Rogers and Sam Smith