How did they figure out how the challenger blew up?

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They said it was an o ring failure, how did they figure it out when everything was blown to bits

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There are cameras following shuttle launches plus telemetry and sensors all over the vehicle. The gas/flame plume visible lead investigators to an area to focus on. Past launches in cold weather had o-ring issues that nasa management ignored even though the engineers brought up their concerns about the o-rings and past sealing problems in cold weather launches.

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