NASA Fallout

By Steve Inskeep,

Ira Flatow

Published February 1, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Talk of the Nation/Science Friday host Ira Flatow joins host Steve Inskeep to talk about how NASA has adapted since the 1986 Challenger disaster.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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Ira Flatow

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