Space Shuttle Challenger Body Remains
All was lost that january day as the shattered remains of the space shuttle challenger plummeted into the atlantic ocean 17 everything changed.
Space shuttle challenger body remains. Videotapes released by nasa afterwards showed that. Seventy three seconds into the 28 january 1986 flight of the space shuttle challenger the craft broke apart killing the seven astronauts aboard. Though all of the important pieces of the shuttle were retrieved by the time nasa closed its challenger.
That s the same region where the search for shuttle debris is concentrating. 26 never seen before images have now been found capturing the horror of the worst space shuttle disaster in american history. The remains of challenger astronauts are recovered from the atlantic ocean.
The remains were recovered from the crew cabin found in 100 feet of water. The space shuttle challenger disaster which happened 28 years ago in 1986 killed all seven crew members on board. The immense explosion was seared in the minds of a.
Challenger cabin recovered video abc news. In march 1986 the remains of the astronauts were found in the debris of the crew cabin. Pathologists continue effort to identify challenger crew remains howard benedict march 11 1986 gmt cape canaveral fla.
Among the remains recovered are a charred torso thigh bone and skull with front teeth and a charred leg. Challenger broke apart when a ruptured solid fuel booster rocket triggered the explosion of the ship s external fuel tank.