Space Shuttle Challenger disaster remembered
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Doomed Challenger astronauts' horror final act in their last seconds alive
The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members
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Challenger at 40: The disaster that changed NASA
How a cold morning, failed O-rings, and flawed decision-making led to tragedy Forty years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight, killing its crew of seven and exposing the management culture and decision-making process that led NASA to launch on a freezing January day.
As we enter a new age of space travel, a former NASA astronaut says that rather than accepting risk, we should try to control risks.
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. The most serious accident in manned spaceflight to date shocked the USA and the whole world.