trustmebro.to/r/…
✓ checked
trust me, bro:
here is the receipt.
the claim

The Challenger breakup was caused by O-ring failure.

the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
Recorded sources
6 sources for · 0 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Is it true that the Challenger breakup was caused by O-ring failure?

Yes. Multiple sources, including the Rogers Commission report and reference works, state that the Challenger breakup was caused by failure of the O-ring seals in the right solid rocket booster.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 6
What Caused the Challenger Disaster? | HISTORY
Get citation
What Caused the Challenger Disaster? | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa

See more details
More for · 5
9.5 Introduction to logistic regression - OpenIntro Statistics, Fourth Edition
Get citation
9.5 Introduction to logistic regression - OpenIntro Statistics, Fourth Edition. (n.d.). openintro.org. https://www.openintro.org/go/?id=os4_for_screen_reader#page=412

v1ch4
Get citation
v1ch4. (n.d.). nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/history/rogersrep/v1ch4.htm

Challenger and Chernobyl: lessons and reflections
1987
Get citation
Hans, M. &., C. L. (1987). Challenger and Chernobyl: lessons and reflections. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/ncwcy-zn539

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Get citation
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

The Student as Translator in the Technical Writing Classroom: The "Challenger" Disaster as Heuristic.
1993
Get citation
Teresa, K. (1993). The Student as Translator in the Technical Writing Classroom: The "Challenger" Disaster as Heuristic.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ463666

Receipt History
Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.
Check your own claim
Challenge the receipt
Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work