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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.
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Jan 16, 2014 · Boisjoly died in 2012 aged 73. A Reddit user sorting uncovered a trove of dozens of photos from the tragic 1986 launch of the Challenger space shuttle as it exploded over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Sep 15, 2020 · How Did The Challenger Space Shuttle Crew Die? Image Credit: Netflix. First things first, the Challenger Space Shuttle didn’t actually “explode.” 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.
Mar 10, 1986 · Sonar equipment tentatively identified the crew compartment Friday afternoon and family members of the five men and two women, who died in the U.S. space program’s worst disaster, were notified...
Jan 24, 2011 · This picture, released by the presidential commission that investigated the Challenger tragedy, shows fragments of the orbiter flying away from the explosion on Jan. 28, 1986, 78 seconds after...
Mar 10, 1986 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Pathologists today examined crew remains recovered from Challenger’s shattered cabin, sources reported, while the ocean search continued for more body parts and debris...
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.
