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The shuttle program suffered a disaster in January 1986 with the explosion of the Challenger Columbia or Mercury?
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There was a space shuttle disaster in January 1986 when the Challenger exploded soon after take-off, killing all 7 of its crew. A second shuttle disaster occurred on 1st February 2003 over Texas and Louisiana, when the Columbia broke apart upon re-entry due to it's heat-resistant blocks breaking off and damaging it's wings. Again, all 7 of its crew died, including India's first astronaut Cawpala Chana. There never was a shuttle called Mercury, nor has the planet Mercury ever had any impact upon the success of shuttle flights.
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Were there any tragedies in the shuttle program?
Yes the Shuttle Columbia, suffered a great tragedy in 2003 and the Shuttle Challenger was lost to an explosion after launch in 1988. Columbia was one of the first shuttles and made over 20 trips to space. She was a great ship. R.I.P Cosmonauts.
How was the Columbia space shuttle destoyed?
If I recall correctly, it suffered structural failure during re-entry and broke apart.
Has anyone ever been lost in space just destined to drift?
No. The closest was Apollo 13 which suffered damaged oxygen tanks due to an electrical fault causing an explosion. This crippled the craft, but through a massive worldwide effort to co-ordinate strategies the three astronauts were brought safely home.
What happened in a disaster on a manned space mission?
There are a number of disasters that have happened on board spacecraft. Some of the best known ones are these:The Apollo 1 cockpit fire during a pre-flight launchpad testing session. This killed three astronauts.The Apollo 13 oxygen tank explosion en-route to the moon, which crippled the spacecraft and while the landing was aborted, all three astronauts returned safely to earth.The more recent Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters have claimed the lives of seven astronauts each. On Challenger, a faulty seal on a solid rocket booster resulted in the puncture and explosion of the main fuel tank. On Columbia, a small hole in the underside of the wing protective tiles was made from foam falling from the fuel tank during launch. The extent of the problem was not realized, until after the shuttle was pulled apart during re-entry because of the effects of heat damaging the wing structure.The link below details these and many more. The first page includes fatal disasters, the second page is about non-fatal disasters.
Has anyone ever been lost in space?
The closest was Apollo 13 which suffered damaged oxygen tanks due to an electrical fault causing an explosion Well, that is for the United States, there are still unverified rumors that two radio enthusiast picked up a Russian transmission between them and a cosmonaut where he stated that he was floating out into deep space and had no way to return to his ship.
NASA suffered a grave setback in the 1980s because?
the Challenger explosion.
Were there any tragedies in the shuttle program?
Yes the Shuttle Columbia, suffered a great tragedy in 2003 and the Shuttle Challenger was lost to an explosion after launch in 1988. Columbia was one of the first shuttles and made over 20 trips to space. She was a great ship. R.I.P Cosmonauts.
When did the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger occur?
On January 28th, 1986, 73 seconds into flight, Challenger suffered an O-ring failure in the right-hand Solid Rocket Booster, which claimed the lives of all 7 crew members as well as the vehicle itself.
What on the USS Maine?
It suffered from a mysterious explosion and sank.
Which Canadian city suffered a severe explosion in 1917?
Halifax
What city suffered a Disaster on Christmas day in Australia?
Darwin
What Apollo flight suffered an explosion near the moon?
Apollo 13
Which European capital city suffered an explosion in a train station last week?
Paris
What is a good sentence for the word shrapnel?
As a result of the explosion he suffered from, he was left with a bit of shrapnel in his brain.
Which latin american nations has suffered instability due to the international drug trade?
columbia
What happened to seconds from disaster?
the T.V show suffered financially and had to end its runs. but it still does re-runs
Which Apollo suffered an explosion and never landed on the moon and had to return to earth?
Apollo 13, fuel cell exploded
