The year of 1986
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.
Atlantic ocean off the coast of central Florida
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff on January 28, 1986. The tragic event occurred 73 seconds into the Challenger's flight, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
The construction of the Space Shuttle Challenger began in 1979 and was completed in 1982, taking about three years to build.
The first space shuttle that "flew" was the Enterprise, but it was not capable of space flight.The first orbital shuttle was Columbia.The next orbital shuttle was Challenger.
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.
Atlantic ocean off the coast of central Florida
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff on January 28, 1986. The tragic event occurred 73 seconds into the Challenger's flight, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
The construction of the Space Shuttle Challenger began in 1979 and was completed in 1982, taking about three years to build.
The first space shuttle that "flew" was the Enterprise, but it was not capable of space flight.The first orbital shuttle was Columbia.The next orbital shuttle was Challenger.
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The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in 1986, tragically killing all seven crew members on board.
- Joshua Healion, of Spring Hill, FL I go to Chocachatti!
The space shuttle Challenger took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final flight on January 28, 1986. Tragically, the Challenger disaster occurred 73 seconds after liftoff when the shuttle broke apart, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
The Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986. It was a tragic event in which the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the death of all seven crew members.
Only one space shuttle exploded during takeoff. That shuttle was the Challenger, which exploded on January 28, 1986. The only other space shuttle to be destroyed was the Columbia, which disintegrated on reentry on February 1, 2003.
Two space shuttles exploded; one upon take off and one on re-entry. The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, 1 minute 13 seconds after take-off killing all seven members on board. The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry in 2003 also killing all seven members on board.