Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, credited to Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident by Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Read in English by volunteer readers. Since being sworn in on February 6, 1986, the Commission has been able to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Challenger accident. This report documents our findings and makes recommendations for your consideration. Our objective has been not only to prevent any recurrence of the failure related to this accident, but to the extent possible to reduce other risks in future flights. Each member of the Commission shared the pain and anguish the nation felt at the loss of the seven brave Americans in the Challenger accident on January 28, 1986. The nation's task now is to move ahead to return to safe space flight and to its recognized position of leadership in space. There could be no more fitting tribute to the Challenger crew than to do so. (Summary from the letter of commission)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
• Author credits: Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 11:41:46

Catalogue topics

• disaster
• space
• shuttle
• accident
• explosion
• Challenger
• STS-51-L
• STS-51L

Track guide

1. 00 - Prefatory Material — 7:44
2. 01 - Chapter 1, Introduction — 41:01
3. 02 - Chapter 2, Events Leading Up to the Challenger Mission — 30:41
4. 03 - Chapter 3, The Accident — 37:02
5. 04 - Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 1 — 33:51
6. 05 - Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 2 — 34:04
7. 06 - Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 3 — 39:48
8. 07 - Chapter 4, The Cause of the Accident, Part 4 — 13:57
9. 08 - Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 1 — 39:26
10. 09 - Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 2 — 41:06
11. 10 - Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 3 — 40:34
12. 11 - Chapter 5, The Contributing Cause of the Accident, Part 4 — 22:25
13. 12 - Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 1 — 25:12
14. 13 - Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 2 — 31:05
15. 14 - Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 3 — 36:09
16. 15 - Chapter 6, An Accident Rooted in History, Part 4 — 36:39
17. 16 - Chapter 7, The Silent Safety Program — 37:06
18. 17 - Chapter 8, Pressures on the System, Part 1 — 27:52
19. 18 - Chapter 8, Pressures on the System, Part 2 — 27:58
20. 19 - Chapter 9, Other Safety Considerations, Part 1 — 26:37
21. 20 - Chapter 9, Other Safety Considerations, Part 2 — 28:34
22. 21 - Chapter 9, Other Safety Considerations, Part 3 — 31:06
23. 22 - Recommendations — 11:49

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