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Dec 3, 2021 · On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after it lifted off from NASA's Launch Operations Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA was given countless warnings that the Challenger explosion could happen.
Jun 19, 2021 · A new book reveals how Christa McAuliffe was chosen as the first civilian in space, and why the Challenger crew likely survived the explosion before their fateful plunge to earth.
Feb 1, 2022 · The space shuttle Challenger — during its 10th launch – on Jan. 28, 1986, exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crewmembers and changing NASA's space program forever. Challenger...
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Jan 28, 2016 · Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 28, 1986. Shortly after liftoff, the space shuttle’s external fuel tank collapsed, causing what looked like an explosion, and...
May 2, 2024 · The Challenger was NASA's second shuttle in space (in 1983), it carried the first female and Black astronauts the U.S. had sent into space, and remember hearing about the first spacewalk? That was Challenger, too.
Myth: The Challenger Exploded. The 1986 flight is commonly said to have exploded 73 seconds after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The media called it an explosion because it appeared to be one. What actually happened was a little more complicated.
Sep 14, 2020 · The explosion that doomed the Challenger space shuttle remains one of the most harrowing and heartbreaking moments in American history. On the morning of January 28, 1986, what was meant to be a...
