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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.
- The Day of The Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
- What Went Wrong?
- Today's Space Shuttle Program and The Legacy of The Challenger Disaster
On the morning of January 28, seven crew members boarded NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger docked at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Among the crew were pilot Mike Smith; commander Dick Scobee; mission specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judy Resnick, and Ron McNair; payload specialist Greg Jarvis; and teacher-turned-astronaut Christ...
The catastrophe occurred at about 48,000 feet above the Earth. Photos from the incident, which can be viewed in the gallery above, show tiny parts of metal barely visible to the eye falling amid the clouds of smoke in the sky. These pieces are the different elements of the launch vehicle, one of which contained the cabin where the crew had been sea...
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster inspired numerous changes in NASA's space shuttle program and protocol. Before the catastrophe, an escape system for the occupying crew was never really considered, which meant that if the cabin happened to break off from the rest of the shuttle, then the crew would be trapped inside. This is what happened aboa...
- Natasha Ishak
Sep 15, 2020 · And, to this date, no investigation has been able to positively determine the cause of death of the Challenger astronauts. While some say that its plausible that they passed away pretty quickly due to oxygen deficiency, others assume that they could have drowned. But, alas, because the remains of the crew members were only recovered in the ...
Mar 10, 1986 · Pathologists today examined crew remains recovered from Challenger's shattered cabin, sources reported, while the ocean search continued for more body parts and debris such as data tapes that ...
Jan 25, 2004 · In the sixth chapter of the Challenger saga, NBC’s Jay Barbree recounts the 10-week search for the seven astronauts. From Jan. 28, 1986: Faces of spectators register horror, shock and sadness ...
- Jay Barbree
Apr 20, 1986 · Salvage operations for other portions of the shuttle were continuing off the Florida coast today. Last week, teams recovered a 4,000-pound piece of the right booster rocket casing that included ...
Jan 16, 2014 · Long-forgotten Challenger photos found ... They were photos of the 1986 Challenger disaster, as it happened. ... “These people were some of the best minds and bodies that we could offer to the ...
