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Nov 5, 2021 · The Challenger crew hit the surface of the ocean at an enormous speed of 207 MPH, resulting in a lethal force that likely tore them out of their seats and smashed their bodies straight into the cabin's collapsed walls.
- Natasha Ishak
Sep 15, 2020 · Even though the term is used by the media and even NASA, it is only applied in the loosest of sense to describe what really happened. The shuttle and its boosters were entirely engulfed in a cloud of smoke and fire just 73 seconds after liftoff, at an altitude of about 46,000 feet.
Jan 24, 2011 · Trace the saga of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle explosion, from celebration to horror to remembrance.
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.
Jan 28, 2021 · Displays include personal belongings from each of the crew members and recovered pieces from both Challenger and Columbia. Also at the KSC Visitor Complex, the names of the seven astronauts lost in the Challenger accident are engraved on the Space Mirror Memorial.
- John Uri
Jan 16, 2014 · They were photos of the 1986 Challenger disaster, as it happened. Hindes’ grandfather, Bill Rendle, worked as a contractor for NASA years ago, and Hindes says Rendle got to see “just about...
Jan 28, 2021 · It's been more than 38 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff. Here are 38 images to remember the Challenger disaster.
