April 24, 1967 Soviet cosmonaut Michailovich Komarov died when Soyuz 1 crashed due to a parchute failure while returning from orbit.
The Shuttle Challenger was the first space shuttle to have a major disaster. It disintegrated during the launch process on 28 January 1986, and all hands were lost.
There were two space shuttle accidents during NASA's space shuttle program. The first was the Challenger disaster in 1986, and the second was the Columbia disaster in 2003.
Space Shuttle Discovery, September 29, 1988.
Space Shuttle Discovery.
Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire, was one of the seven crew members tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. She was selected to be the first civilian teacher in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
Christa McAuliffe, a civilian school teacher, was among the crew members who perished in the Challenger disaster in 1986. McAuliffe was selected to be the first private citizen in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher selected to be the first civilian in space, was among the seven crew members who tragically lost their lives in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.
Ilan Ramon but he sadly died in the 2003 space shuttle COLOMBIA disaster
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster happened on 1986-01-28.
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on 2003-02-01.
The worst disaster for the space shuttle program was the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. The shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members aboard.