Sidestepping Operational Complacency: From One Challenger To Another

Credit: NTSB
Like most people my age, I can recall exactly where I was on Jan. 28, 1986, when I heard the news that the space shuttle Challenger had exploded and broken apart just 73 sec. after liftoff, killing all seven crewmembers. I was driving onto a U.S. Air Force base getting ready for instrument...
James Albright

James is a retired U.S. Air Force pilot with time in the T-37B, T-38A, KC-135A, EC-135J (Boeing 707), E-4B (Boeing 747) and C-20A/B/C (Gulfstream III…

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