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by StephanTLavavej 1324 days ago
Note that the O-rings were 12 feet in diameter - they encircled the entire solid rocket booster. They definitely didn't cost less than a dollar.
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Sorry, got my Challenger and Apollo 13 price for failed part confused with each other.

So, yeah, how about building a rocket designed to send three humans to the moon, but failed because of some <$1 part?