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The space shuttle Challenger was destroyed when one of the the large white Solid Rocket Boosters (aka SRB) failed. A failure in one of the SRB's joints caused a leak. That leak burned a hole in the orange External Tank (aka ET.) The leak also burned the connection of the SRB to the ET. Once that connection failed the SRB separated from the ET and pierced the upper portion of the ET. When that happened the fuel in the upper tank mixed with the fuel in the lower tank and ignited. The fireball and explosion blew the Challenger into pieces.
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What is the name of the space shuttle that exploded in 1986?
The space shuttle that exploded in 1986 was the Challenger.
When did the us space shuttle explode?
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
What year did space shuttle challenger blow up?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
What space shuttle blew up in 1986?
The space shuttle that exploded in 1986 was the Space Shuttle Challenger. It tragically disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
What year did the space shuttle blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
What is the name of the space shuttle that exploded in 1986?
The space shuttle that exploded in 1986 was the Challenger.
When did the us space shuttle explode?
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
What year did space shuttle challenger blow up?
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
What space shuttle blew up in 1986?
The space shuttle that exploded in 1986 was the Space Shuttle Challenger. It tragically disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
What year did the space shuttle blow up?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
What year did the space shuttle explode 1 minute in to launch?
The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.
What was the name of the space shuttle disaster in 1986?
The space shuttle disaster in 1986 was the Challenger disaster. The Challenger space shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
What year did space shuttle Challenger explode on lift-off?
Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
What year did the Challenger Space Shuttle blow up?
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
What was the date that the challenger space shuttle exploded?
The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986.
When did the space shuttle 'Challenger' crash?
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986 at 11:38 am EST, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart immediately after take off.
What Space shuttle exploded on take off in 1986?
The Space Shuttle that exploded on takeoff in 1986 was the Challenger. This tragic event occurred on January 28, 1986, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members on board. It was later determined that the cause of the explosion was a failure in the O-rings sealing the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.
