The New Statesman
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The launch of the Challenger on 28 January 1986 was the 25th Space Shuttle mission.
It was the culmination of a space programme of almost unimaginable intricacy and astronomical cost.
Adam Higginbotham's last book, Midnight in Chernobyl : The Untold Story of the World ’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster was a gripping account of serial failure.
Adam Higginbotham’s book is nearly 600 pages long and includes detailed notes that are worth turning to as one reads.
It's hard to feel reassured that lessons have been learned since the Challenger disaster and not just within Nasa .
The tragic heroes of this story are those who tried to raise their voices to warn but were silenced and ignored.
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