Space Shuttle Discovery Disaster

The seven astronauts were killed.

Space shuttle discovery disaster. 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. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the space shuttle program after the 1986 breakup of challenger soon after liftoff. Challenger explosion 1986 u s.

Nasa offered discovery to the smithsonian institution s national air and space museum for public display and preservation after a month long decontamination process as part of the national collection. 1 2003 in a tragic disaster that killed the shuttle s seven astronaut crew. Nasa s space shuttle columbia was destroyed during re entry on feb.

Mrely 73 seconds after the launch the shuttle burst into flames and started hurtling down towards the earth. It looked like an explosion the media called it an explosion. The disaster led to the deaths of all astronauts on board including civilian christa mcauliffe a participant in nasa s teacher in space project who was to teach classes and perform experiments while in space.

The space shuttle columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on february 1 2003 when the space shuttle columbia ov 102 disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere killing all seven crew members. The extended mission of the shuttle included deployment of satellites and the test of tools for studying astronomy and halley s comet. Space shuttle challenger just seconds after its explosive destruction on january 28 1986.

Challenger disaster explosion of the u s. 82 seconds after the launch of shuttle sts 107 a sizable piece of foam struck the leading edge of columbia s left wing at a speed between 650 and 950 km h. Discovery was decommissioned on march 9 2011.