There were similarities between these two incidents. The similarity was too much success … over-confidence and complacency, quite frankly.


Discussing the 1967 Apollo 1 fire and 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster incidents — reported in The Deseret News staff (May 7, 1995) "Even Cosmos Is Aghast at Size of Earthly Egos", The Deseret News, p. A2.

Alan Shepard Quotes

There were similarities between these two incidents. The similarity was too much success … over-confidence and complacency, quite frankly.

There were similarities between these two incidents. The similarity was too much success … over-confidence and complacency, quite frankly.

There were similarities between these two incidents. The similarity was too much success … over-confidence and complacency, quite frankly.

There were similarities between these two incidents. The similarity was too much success … over-confidence and complacency, quite frankly.