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All ofChallenger's debris landed into the ocean just off the Kennedy Space Center. No one on the surface was struck.

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Did they find the space shuttle challengers capsule?

The Space Shuttle is not a capsule, it's a spacecraft. They found many pieces of the Challenger space shuttle, including the crew compartment.


How were the remains of the challenger space shuttle found?

By divers.


Where were pieces of the shuttle found?

Pieces of the space shuttle Columbia were found across eastern Texas and Louisiana after it disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003. The largest concentration of debris was found in Nacogdoches, Texas, where recovery efforts were focused.


What ocean was the challenger space shuttle found in?

Atlantic Ocean


Where can you get a report on the Challenger shuttle accident?

The Presidential Commission Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (Rogers Report) can be found via the below link.


Did the bodies of the space shuttle challenger disaster recovered?

Yes, the bodies of the space shuttle Challenger disaster were recovered. The remains of the seven crew members were found in the debris after the shuttle disintegrated in mid-air during launch in 1986.


Were there body parts found from the challenger?

The part of the spaceshuttle the crew from the challenger were sitting in landed in the ocean upon explosion and all 7 crew members were found inside dead.


Whose bodies did they recover from the challenger?

The bodies of the seven crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger were recovered after the shuttle disintegrated in a tragic accident in 1986. The remains were found in the debris field in the Atlantic Ocean.


Where were the bodies of the Challenger astronauts found?

They were found in the crew cabin on the Atlantic Ocean floor off the coast of Florida.


How many crew members of the challenger were foundwere found?

Sadly none of the astronauts in the Challenger at the time of explosion lived. The last thing that was heard from the shuttle was commander Dick Scobee saying "Roger. Go for throttle up."


Did they recover bodies from the space shuttle challenger disaster?

Yes - all of the crew remains were recovered when the Shuttle Crew Compartment was discovered during recovery operations in the weeks following the accident. It was determined from both evidence in the compartment and autopsies that several were still alive after the explosion (emergency oxygen canisters had been activated) and that they survived until impacting the ocean.


How were remains of challengers astronauts retrieved?

After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, Navy divers recovered the remains of the astronauts from the debris in the ocean where the shuttle broke apart. The remains were found once the wreckage settled on the ocean floor, and the recovery operation was carried out in a respectful and solemn manner.