# The Challenger Investigation

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On the Rogers Commission, Feynman highlighted the cold-temperature vulnerability of solid-rocket-booster O-rings and challenged unrealistic reliability estimates. His report argued that successful engineering requires management claims to conform to observed technological limits.

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