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The Space Shuttle Challenger Incident Edited by Francis M. Webster, Jr. Project Management Journal, June 1987, pp. 41-68 Second only to landing on the moon, the National Space Transportation Sys- tem (NSTS), or shuttle, is one of the most ambitious and riskiest projects un dertaken by man. On it depends the ability to exploit space, including build- ing and servicing a permanent manned space station. On January 28, 1986 the NSTS program suffered the loss of the Challenger in Mission 51-L, a pro- ject of substantial magnitude in itself. The following is a condensation of the events leading up to and following this incident. BERCUTIVE ORDER 2 . Mainit The heade af en shall, The Space Shuttle Challenger Incident Edited by Francis M. Webster, Jr. Project Management Journal, June 1987, pp. 41-68 Second only to landing on the moon, the National Space Transportation Sys- tem (NSTS), or shuttle, is one of the most ambitious and riskiest projects un dertaken by man. On it depends the ability to exploit space, including build- ing and servicing a permanent manned space station. On January 28, 1986 the NSTS program suffered the loss of the Challenger in Mission 51-L, a pro- ject of substantial magnitude in itself. The following is a condensation of the events leading up to and following this incident. BERCUTIVE ORDER 2 . Mainit The heade af en shall