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13 hours ago · It was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft while in flight. [1] [2] The mission, designated STS-51-L, was the 10th flight for the orbiter and the 25th flight of the Space Shuttle fleet.
- Smith
Michael John Smith (April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986),...
- Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle...
- Judith Resnik
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was...
- Christa McAuliffe
Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 –...
- O-ring
The failure of an O-ring seal was determined to be the cause...
- Talk
Talk - Space Shuttle Challenger disaster - Wikipedia
- External Tank
The ET from STS-115 after separation from the orbiter. The...
- Ellison Onizuka
Ellison Shoji Onizuka (Japanese: エリソン・ショージ・オニヅカ, 鬼塚 承次,...
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4 days ago · Disasters can have high costs associated with responding to and recovering from them. This page lists the estimated economic costs of relatively recent disasters. The costs of disasters vary considerably depending on a range of factors, such as the geographical location where they occur.
4 days ago · STS-61-M was cancelled after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster later that month. Ride was appointed to the Rogers Commission , the presidential commission investigating the disaster, and headed its subcommittee on operations.
Jun 15, 2024 · The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger on 28 January 1986 is an event seared into the memory of people all over the world. In a new book, Adam Higginbotham gives a compelling account of how ...
5 days ago · The Challenger Disaster. Movie | United States | 01/25/2019 | Drama | Disaster. On the eve of the Challenger explosion in 1986 one engineer goes to the extreme to stop the launch.
Jun 16, 2024 · Sat 15 Jun 2024 at 18:30. For a generation, the 1986 Challenger Shuttle disaster is seared into the memory much as the 9/11 attacks would be for those born later. Similarly, it was a...
Jun 18, 2024 · On January 28, 1986, NASA and the American people were rocked as tragedy unfolded 73 seconds into the flight of Space Shuttle Challenger’s STS-51L mission. Presented below are documents and resources about the accident and its aftermath.