Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
in-flight breakup of the Challenger space shuttle in US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after 73 seconds of flight. All seven crew members were killed. It was the 25th flight of a Space Shuttle. The cause of the explosion was a part called an O-ring that broke in the right solid rocket booster. During the flight, hot gases escaped from the O-ring and made it break apart. Shuttles stopped flying for two and a half years.
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Date | January 28, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-01-28) |
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Time | 11:39:13 EST (16:39:13 UTC) |
Location | Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida |
Outcome | Challenger is destroyed and all crew members die. Remaining space shuttles did not fly for almost three years. A new shuttle, Endeavour, is built as a replacement for Challenger. |
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Inquiries | Rogers Commission |
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