The challenger was cleared for take off despite having a major flaw in the design. The o-rings in the shuttle broke upon take-off, causing the shuttle's flight to fail and crash, resulting in the death of the astronauts aboard. The o-rings held parts of the shuttle together, and when they broke the ship could not fly. Engineers designed the o-rings and tested them to make sure they would work. They found a high chance of failure, but the data was presented poorly to the people in charge of NASA. This was a big issue for the US Space Program, and the public was very upset at the program. Many people now see the necessity of clear communication between engineers, statisticians, and managers in order to avoid problems like these in the future. Space shuttles have encountered other technical problems over the years, but large disasters like these have been avoided since knowledge was gained from the failure.
A picture of how the o-ring failure was presented (Very confusing)
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