Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
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Space shuttle challenger explosion. The accident which occurred a little more than a minute after liftoff killed the orbiter s seven person crew including the first teacher to be launched into space. The space shuttle was engulfed in a cloud of fire just 73 seconds after liftoff at an altitude of some 46 000 feet 14 000 meters. Challenger explosion 1986 u s.
Nasa s space shuttle challenger accident was a devastating tragedy that killed seven astronauts and shocked the world on jan. The space shuttle challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on january 28 1986 when the space shuttle challenger ov 099 broke apart 73 seconds into its flight killing all seven crew members aboard.