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The Challenger exploded because the external tank exploded.
The ET exploded when a couple of 'o' rings failed in the solid rocket booster (SRB.)
That failure caused hot gases to escape and actually burn a hole in the lower portion of the ET and the coupling holding the SRB in place. When the coupling gave way the SRB swung out and punctured the upper portion of the ET. When that happened, the fuel in the upper portion, met the fuel in the lower portion and there was an explosion that blew the Challenger into pieces.
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What year did space shuttle challenger blow up?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
What year did the Challenger Space Shuttle blow up?
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
What year did the space shuttle blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
What caused the space shuttle the discovery to blow up?
In my opinion the Challenger space shuttle wasn't ready to be launched in the first place. But I'm truly sorry, no one really knows exactly why for sure this tragedy happened. Only God knows for sure.
What year did the space shuttle Atlantis blow up?
The space shuttle Atlantis did not blow up. It successfully completed its final mission, STS-135, in July 2011 and is now retired. The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, and the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry in 2003.
What year did space shuttle challenger blow up?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
What year did the Challenger Space Shuttle blow up?
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
When did space shuttle atlantis blow up?
no, space shuttle atlantis didn't blow up, the shuttles that blew up were columbia and challenger.
What year did the space shuttle blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
What caused the space shuttle the discovery to blow up?
In my opinion the Challenger space shuttle wasn't ready to be launched in the first place. But I'm truly sorry, no one really knows exactly why for sure this tragedy happened. Only God knows for sure.
What year did the space shuttle Atlantis blow up?
The space shuttle Atlantis did not blow up. It successfully completed its final mission, STS-135, in July 2011 and is now retired. The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, and the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry in 2003.
How did Sharon Christa Mcauliffe's space shuttle blow up?
See: how did the astronauts die in the Challenger disaster.
What year did the challanger blow up?
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
What time did the space shuttle challenger blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff at 11:39 a.m. Eastern Time on January 28, 1986.
Did the Challenger space shuttle blow up before or after the Korean War?
After... way after. The Korean War (or Conflict) was the early 1950's... Challenger was 86
When did the space shuttle blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986. The accident was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters, leading to the catastrophic destruction of the spacecraft.
What caused space shuttle the challenger to blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, due to the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters. The cold weather on the day of the launch compromised the O-ring's elasticity, leading to hot gas escaping and ultimately causing the catastrophic failure of the shuttle's external fuel tank.
