From: lordyumyum@gmail.com   
      
   Wang was the principal investigator of an experiment called the Drop Dynamics   
   Module, which aimed to uncover the fundamental physical behavior of liquid   
   drops in microgravity. He had largely built the experiment, and he then   
   effectively won a lottery    
   ticket when NASA selected him to fly on the 17th flight of the Space Shuttle   
   program, the STS-51-B mission. Wang, along with six other crew members,   
   launched aboard Space Shuttle Challenger in April 1985.   
      
   On the second day of the mission, Wang floated over to his experiment and   
   sought to activate the Drop Dynamics Module. But it didn't work. He asked the   
   NASA flight controllers on the ground if he could take some time to try to   
   troubleshoot the problem    
   and maybe fix the experiment. But on any Shuttle mission, time is precious.   
   Every crew member has a detailed timeline, with a long list of tasks during   
   waking hours. The flight controllers were reluctant.   
      
   After initially being told no, Wang pressed a bit further. "Listen, I know my   
   system very well," he said. "Give me a shot." Still, the flight controllers   
   demurred. Wang grew desperate. So he said something that chilled the nerves of   
   those in Houston    
   watching over the safety of the crew and the Shuttle mission.   
      
   "Hey, if you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not   
   going back," Wang said.   
      
   Gerald - Come to find out Wang could have easily killed all the   
    astronauts by simply opening a hatch and crews after that were given a way to   
   lock it    
   Wang did finally run his experiment.   
      
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