May 11 1987
From The Space Library
NASA released the findings of the Accident Investigation Board, which had looked into loss of the Atlas/Centaur-67 on March 26,1987. In a report to Rear Admiral Richard H. Truly, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight, Jon R. Busse, Chairman of the Accident Investigation Board, blamed the accident on an electrical transient, caused by a single-triggered lightning flash. Furthermore, the Board found that the launch was made violation of the established criteria used to avoid potential electrical hazards." The Board made recommendations concerning weather criteria, the launch decision process, and future launch vehicle. (NASA Release 87-72)
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