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BONUS | The Challenger Legacy: Q&A

February 25, 2026 · 43 min

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What's the point of space exploration? Would you fly on a space shuttle? How did they fix the joints after the Challenger disaster?

For this special bonus episode of The Challenger Legacy, hosts Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Fiona Pepper answer your questions.

To hear more podcast episodes from hosts Fiona Pepper and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki about the legacy the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster left on culture, space exploration and high-risk decision making, search ‘Science Friction: The Challenger Legacy podcast’ from Radio National (RN) on the ABC Listen App (Australia), or wherever you get your podcasts.

Get in touch with us: [email protected].

Guests:

Peter KingCorrespondent for CBS News Radio

Wendy Whitman CobbSpace policy expert at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

Tony AntonelliRetired NASA astronaut

Credits:

  • Presenters: Fiona Pepper and Karl Kruszelnicki
  • Reporter: Fiona Pepper
  • Senior Producer: James Bullen
  • Series Producer: Jonathan Webb
  • Executive Producer: Petria Ladgrove
  • Sound Engineer: Emrys Cronin

This story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar peoples.

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