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no, space shuttle atlantis didn't blow up, the shuttles that blew up were columbia and challenger.
1986
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
1986
1986
An O-ring failure.
11 am 74 seconds into flight
A Faulty O-Ring
11 am 74 seconds into flight
the challenger blew up after a few minutes after the launch
it wasn't a space shuttle it was a satellite and it was sputnik IV
See: how did the astronauts die in the Challenger disaster.