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“Remember, rubber will stiffen when it gets cold. And…” — Up First from NPR at 16:07

Up First from NPR Challenger at 40: Lessons from a tragedy

“Remember, rubber will stiffen when it gets cold. And before Challenger, the coldest launch had happened a year earlier when chilly temperatures had cooled the rocket joints to 53 degrees.”

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