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The ground level temperature was 36 F. 15 F colder than any other launches. After 0.68 seconds, black smoke was coming from the AFT joint of the right rocket booster. Then seventy-two seconds after launch a chain of events caused the shuttle to explode. First, the lower strut connecting the right rocket booster to the external tank was extremely hot and weak. Second, the force that was on the strut made it break away from the right rocket booster and the external tank. Third, since the strut broke away from the right rocket booster, this allowed the right rocket booster to spin freely. With the right booster spinning freely, the bottom was burning, hitting, and denting the challengers' wing. The inside of the external tank had ruptured and was letting out liquid hydrogen. The top of the rocket was hitting the top of the external tank and also broke the oxygen tank. The vapor that these two chemicals made it very dangerous. The vapor is what made the main explosion. This explosion is what killed all six astronauts plus the one civilian.
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What year did the Challenger Space Shuttle blow up?
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
What year did space shuttle challenger blow up?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
What year did the challanger blow up?
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
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.
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.
Why did the challenger blow up?
Faulty O ring
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 space shuttle challenger blow up?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 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
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 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.
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.
When did the challenger blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members on board.
What year did the space shuttle blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
When did challenger 7 blow up?
The Challenger space shuttle, designated as Challenger 7, exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after its launch. The tragic event occurred 73 seconds into its flight, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members on board.
