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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2026 · 42 MIN

BONUS | The Challenger Legacy: Q&A

from Science Friction · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What's the point of space exploration? Would you fly on a space shuttle? How did they fix the joints after the Challenger disaster? For this special bonus episode of The Challenger Legacy, hosts Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Fiona Pepper answer your questions.To hear more podcast episodes from hosts Fiona Pepper and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki about the legacy the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster left on culture, space exploration and high-risk decision making, search ‘Science Friction: The Challenger Legacy podcast’ from Radio National (RN) on the ABC Listen App (Australia), or wherever you get your podcasts.Get in touch with us: [email protected]:Peter KingCorrespondent for CBS News RadioWendy Whitman CobbSpace policy expert at the School of Advanced Air and Space StudiesTony AntonelliRetired NASA astronautCredits:Presenters: Fiona Pepper and Karl KruszelnickiReporter: Fiona PepperSenior Producer: James BullenSeries Producer: Jonathan WebbExecutive Producer: Petria LadgroveSound Engineer: Emrys CroninThis story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar peoples.

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