Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
![Photos N & O [top, bottom]
: At upper left is the aft segment burn viewed from inside the casing; the lower photo is a closeup of the same section. The latter photo shows a hole (arrow) where the flame plume may have burned through the casing from the outside. At right is a composite view of the burn above and below the aft field joint.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/rogersrep/v1p80.jpg)
Photos N & O [top, bottom]
: At upper left is the aft segment
burn viewed from inside the casing; the lower photo is a closeup of
the same section. The latter photo shows a hole (arrow) where the
flame plume may have burned through the casing from the outside. At
right is a composite view of the burn above and below the aft field
joint.
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