Fiona Pepper
Co-host of the Science Friction podcast and co-producer of The Challenger Legacy series; discusses research into the Challenger programme and related astronaut stories.
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Feb 16, 2026 • 22min
The time an astronaut said they weren't coming back
Fiona Pepper, co-host of Science Friction and co-producer of The Challenger Legacy, shares a strange story from Challenger research. They discuss Taylor Wang’s failed experiment and his panic in orbit. Tensions aboard the shuttle, fears about a crew member refusing to return, and NASA’s uneasy fixes are explored. The conversation touches on trust, routine, and what civilian spaceflight might learn.
