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Re:Remembering Allan McDonald, who refused to approve the Ch... by greesil on Sunday March 07, 2021 @11:00PM (#26382182)
Testimony: https://www.c-span.org/video/?126036-1/presidential-commissi...
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Re:Remembering Allan McDonald, who refused to approve the Ch... by rantwasp on Monday March 08, 2021 @12:20AM (#26382507)
at what point does the legend speak up?
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Re:Remembering Allan McDonald, who refused to approve the Ch... by stereo on Monday March 08, 2021 @08:08AM (#26385281)
He's the first witness. The transcript is at https://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/v4part7.htm

I looked at the videos of the previous days a bit, and can't find the moment which he describes in the article. Can anyone?

The NY Times article of the next day doesn't describe the moment either: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/26/us/man-in-the-news-tenaci...

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Re:Remembering Allan McDonald, who refused to approve the Ch... by z2trillion on Monday March 08, 2021 @06:55PM (#26393344)
In this article, https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a18616/an-oral-histor..., Alton Keel says that it was a closed-door hearing, which may explain why there's no video or reporting.
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