Episode 915 • • 2:29:22 - 2:30:52
915: One Belt One Road
NASA Whistleblower Thomas Baines Jones Jr. and the Challenger
Producer John Calvin Jones shares the story of his father, Thomas Baines Jones Jr., a rocket specialist at JPL who investigated the Challenger explosion. Jones Jr. concluded that a faulty design would cause shuttles to explode regularly, but he was fired after presenting his findings to NASA leadership. The story highlights how the agency allegedly prioritized funding over engineering safety and merit.