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JOHNSTOWN FLOOD AND SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER 2

Johnstown Flood and Space Shuttle Challenger stories

The Johnstown Flood and Space Shuttle Challenger stories are both catastrophic events

that took place in America. The Johnstown flood took place in 1889 in Pennsylvania as a result

of a dam that broke following heavy rainfall. On the other hand, the Space Shuttle Challenger

was a tragic event that involved a description of a shuttle in flight. These two stories involved the

death of people which an estimated 2,209 people are dying in the flood while seven crew

members died in the destroyed in the shuttle. However, these two stories are different in several

ways. To begin with, the destruction of the shuttle destroyed seven lives compared to the larger

number of people destroyed in flood. Additionally, the flood was a result of an overwhelmed

dam that could not hold the amount of water after days of heavy floods. Conversely, the space

shuttle Challenger has attempted to complete its mission nine times before failing on the tenth.

On the flip side, both disasters were primarily engineering disasters.

For many, the Johnstown flood disaster took place because of failed dam maintenance in

as much as the courts maintained that it was an act of God. Similarly, the explosion of the space

shuttle Challenger was later identified as a mistake on the assembling of the parts. According to

the investigation, the O-rings used in the joint seal of the rockets were unsuitable for the ambient

temperature at the time of the launch. In this regard, both events were engineering disaster and

the only difference being the extent of havoc and death caused. Another major difference is that

the flaws in the rockets were identified by the part of the engineering team, but the rest insisted

on continuing with the mission. In conclusion, the two stories are similar because they stem from

engineering mistakes.

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