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Mar 21, 2024 · The 1980s was something of a wide-eyed, optimistic period for NASA and space flight. Humans had landed on the moon in 1969 — only 11 years prior at that point — and visions of the future were bold and bright. 1973 saw the European Space Research Organization and NASA agree to develop an orbital space laboratory, 1981 saw the development of the first reusable space shuttle, and the public ...
Mar 10, 1986 · The crew compartment of the space shuttle Challenger, with the remains of astronauts aboard, has been found 100 feet beneath the sea off the coast of Florida, NASA officials announced Sunday.
It took nearly two months to recover the remains from the ocean floor, about 18 miles off the shore of Cape Canaveral, Florida. On May 20, 1986, the comingled cremated remains of the seven Challenger astronauts were buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Section 46, Grave 1129.
Feb 3, 2003 · 3 February 2003. Remains of some of the seven astronauts who died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on Saturday have been recovered, NASA said on Sunday evening. The body parts were...
Dec 31, 2008 · Dec. 30, 2008. Seven astronauts slipped into unconsciousness within seconds and their bodies were whipped around in seats whose restraints failed as the space shuttle Columbia spun out of control...
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Coordinates: 28°38′24″N 80°16′48″W. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC ).
Feb 5, 2019 · One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, Grissom was the second American to fly in space, aboard Liberty Bell 7. He commanded the first Gemini flight, Gemini III, and was scheduled to command the first Apollo mission. He died in the 1967 Apollo 1 fire. Henry W. Hartsfield Jr, Section 46, site 1074. Hartsfield was the pilot of space shuttle ...
