The space shuttle had reached a distance of about ten miles (16 kilometers) above the earth, before it broke apart some 73 seconds into its flight.
Challenger
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:39 a.m. EST.
The space shuttle Challenger had its first flight in April 1983.
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
The total cost to build the Space Shuttle Challenger was approximately $2 billion. This included the development, construction, and testing of the shuttle before its first flight in 1983.
Challenger
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:39 a.m. EST.
The space shuttle Challenger had its first flight in April 1983.
The space shuttle Challenger, mission designation: STS-51-L.Christa McAuliffe, the teacher, was one of 7 crew members on that flight.
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
Sally Ride
The total cost to build the Space Shuttle Challenger was approximately $2 billion. This included the development, construction, and testing of the shuttle before its first flight in 1983.
The space shuttle Challenger launched for its maiden flight on April 4, 1983.
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, 73 seconds into its flight, on 28-January-1986.
Yes. The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 1 minute 13 seconds into its flight in 1986. All seven crew members on board were killed.
Ron McNair was killed with his six crewmates when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight on January 28th 1986. He had already flown in space once before during STS-41-B in February 1984.
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.