29 - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion and Arsenic All Around

What this episode covers

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. Visit us on Linktree [https://linktr.ee/downtherabbitholethepod] for the collection of links, Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/downtherabbitholethepod/], or email us at [email protected]. Jeff's Sources * Space Shuttle [https://www.nasa.gov/space-shuttle/] by NASA * Transcript of the Challenger Crew Comments from the Operational Recorder [https://www.nasa.gov/missions/space-shuttle/sts-51l/challenger-crew-transcript/] by NASA * Toward a History of the Space Shuttle [https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sp-4501-shuttle-bibliography-1.pdf?emrc=257600] by NASA * The Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Mission [https://www.nasa.gov/challenger-sts-51l-accident/#:~:text=The%20Challenger%20shuttle%20crew%2C%20of,of%20their%20spacecraft%20during%20the%E2%80%A6] by NASA * Report to the President By the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION On the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident [https://sma.nasa.gov/SignificantIncidents/assets/rogers_commission_report.pdf] by NASA * Teacher in Space Project [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher_in_Space_Project] by Wikipedia * Wernher von Braun [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun] by Wikipedia * Steven J. McAuliffe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_J._McAuliffe] by Wikipedia * Space Shuttle Challenger disaster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster] by Wikipedia * Operation Paperclip [https://www.google.com/search?q=operation+paperclip] by Google * January 28, 1986: The Challenger Explosion and its aftermath [https://www.aps.org/archives/publications/apsnews/200101/history.cfm] by APS125 * Cold War History [https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history] by History.com * TV Brought the Trauma to Classroom Millions [https://www.edweek.org/education/tv-brought-the-trauma-to-classroom-millions/1986/02] by Lynn Olson * Christa McAuliffe's Husband & Kids Now: Where Are They Today? [https://entertainmentnow.com/news/christa-mcauliffe-husband-kids-now-today/] by EntertainmentNow.com * About [Challenger] [https://challenger.org/about/] by Challenger Center * Cabin, Remains of Astronauts Found : Divers Positively Identify Challenger Compartment on Floor of Atlantic [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-10-mn-2856-story.html] by Barry Bearak | LA Times Sam's Sources * Death by Wallpaper: When Arsenic in the Walls Was Killing Children [https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/arsenic-poisoning-0010336] by Veronica Parkes * Wallpaper? [https://homiletix.com/wallpaper/] by Homilepix * A is for Arsenic [https://fyeahhistory.wordpress.com/2019/10/30/a-is-for-arsenic/] by F Yeah History

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