When Did The Space Shuttle Blow Up
The space shuttle challenger blew up in 1986 less than a minute and a half after launch.
When did the space shuttle blow up. In 2003 the space shuttle columbia exploded upon re entry. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the space shuttle program after the 1986 breakup of challenger soon after liftoff. Seventy three seconds into the 28 january 1986 flight of the space shuttle challenger the craft broke apart killing the seven astronauts aboard.
The crew consisted of five nasa astronauts and two payload specialists. The space shuttle the challenger blows up. Space shuttle columbia blew up and disintegrated in flames 39 miles over texas saturday morning killing all seven astronauts aboard and scattering debris over up to four.
Shuttle orbiter challenger blew apart some 73 seconds after lifting off from cape canaveral florida in 1986 killing all seven astronauts on board. Nasa space shuttle challenger blows up nearly a minute after takeoff. 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.