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Q: What was the purpose of the challenger space mission?
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What was the reason for the Challenger space mission?

The Challenger was a space shuttle orbiter that took astronauts into space for studies. The Challenger completed a total of nine missions into space.


The first mission to carry a teacher into space?

CHALLENGER


What was the most tragic space mission?

when the challenger blew up


The first mission to carry a teacher in space?

The first mission to carry a teacher into space was a Challenger mission in 1986. This mission ended in tragedy when the Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All aboard died, including teacher, Christa McAuliffe.


What was the name of the mission that the Challenger exploded?

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger(mission STS-51-L) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.


What was the mission of the challenger?

Because spacecraft land with marks but space shuttle dont.


When was space shuttle Challenger first launched?

Its maiden flight was on April 4, 1983. Challenger exploded during launch on its tenth mission to space, on January 26, 1986.


What was the purpose of the challenger STS 7 mission?

The Challenger STS 7 mission held multiple experiments as well as two satellites. While not a particular purpose it is notable that this flight also included the first American woman astronaut, Sally Ride.


What space shuttle did Sally Ride go to space in?

She was twice on the space shuttle Challenger, in June 1983 on mission STS-7 and in October 1984 on mission STS-41-G.


The u.s space shuttle challenger exploded in?

The space shuttle Challenger lifted off on January 28, 1986 at 11:38:00 a.m. EST. Seventy three seconds into the mission


Why was space-shuttle Challenger sent into space?

Nasa needed more orbiters. This was the second shuttle built and was the first that was used for testing then converted to space flight. It was send into space for the same purpose as Challenger before it and the ones after it.


What year did Challenger resume after tragedy?

Never. The Challenger space shuttle was destroyed in the 1986 disaster and was not rebuilt. The first shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster was on September 29, 1988, more than two years after the incident. That mission was flown by the shuttle Discovery.