Скачать или смотреть Space Shuttle Challenger explosion disaster What went wrong

January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT, The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes during the first minute of liftoff. Orbiter Challenger was on mission STS-51-L, in which a civilian teacher Christa McAuliffe was aboard. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and the whole crew aboard perished.
Christa McAuliffe was slated to be the first teacher in space for the Teacher in Space Program and was to teach 2 separate classes during her time in orbit.
Crew aboard Challenger during the mission STS-51-L

Francis "Dick" Scobee (Commander)

Michael Smith (Pilot)

Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist)

Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist)

Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist)

Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist)

Sharon Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist - Teacher in Space)

Credit: NASA, SAO

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