2 Problem 2 On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded and seven astronauts were killed. Prior to the launch, when predicted atmospheric temperature was for freezing weather at the launch site, engineers for Morton Thiokol (the manufacturer of the rocket motor) prepared charts to make the case that the launch should not take place due to the cold weather. These arguments were rejected and the launch tragically took place. Upon investigation after the tragedy, experts agreed that the disaster occurred because of leaky rubber Orings that did not seal properly due to the cold temperature. Data indicating the atmospheric temperature at the time of 23 previous launches and the Oring damage index are given in Challenger Dataxls