On January 28,th 1986, the space shuttle Challenger was launched in temperatures at least 20 degrees lower than what it's solid rocket boosters were designed to operate it. After Challenger exploded, an engineer who worked on the solid rocket boosters gave an anonymous interview to NPR stating the he tried very hard to get his management to get NASA to call off the launch. He was obviously unsuccessful.
Now 89, Bob Ebeling has allowed NPR to reveal that he was the source of the anonymous 1986 interview and that he's been living with guilt and depression since the accident. We think that's wrong. Bob, you knew the situation and you did your best to get NASA to scrub the launch. "GO" or "NO-GO" was not your decision.
So we the undersigned join together to say "Bob Ebeling, the space shuttle Challenger explosion was not your fault."
3 Comments
I thank you for having the courage to speak truth to power.
Glad to sign this petition!
Sign Petition
We never post to your account. Social sign-in is used only to verify your signature.
Add a comment?
Your signature will be added via . Tell others why you're signing — it's optional.
By signing, you accept iPetitions Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Copy link or share directly
On January 28,th 1986, the space shuttle Challenger was launched in temperatures at least 20 degrees lower than what it's solid rocket boosters were designed to operate it. After Challenger exploded, an engineer who worked on the solid rocket boosters gave an anonymous interview to NPR stating the he tried very hard to get his management to get NASA to call off the launch. He was obviously unsuccessful.
Now 89, Bob Ebeling has allowed NPR to reveal that he was the source of the anonymous 1986 interview and that he's been living with guilt and depression since the accident. We think that's wrong. Bob, you knew the situation and you did your best to get NASA to scrub the launch. "GO" or "NO-GO" was not your decision.
So we the undersigned join together to say "Bob Ebeling, the space shuttle Challenger explosion was not your fault."
3 Comments
Bob you shouldn't have carried that weight all these years. You did what you could and you were right the whole time.
I thank you for having the courage to speak truth to power.
Glad to sign this petition!
Help this petition grow
Share it with friends to help reach 50 signatures.
Sign Petition
We never post to your account. Social sign-in is used only to verify your signature.
Add a comment?
Your signature will be added via .
Tell others why you're signing — it's optional.
Signing with Google or Facebook verifies your signature instantly — no email needed.
By signing, you accept iPetitions Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Petitions like this
Other petitions you might want to support
Scan to share
Anyone who scans this can sign the petition.
Bob you shouldn't have carried that weight all these years. You did what you could and you were right the whole time.