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Challenger and Columbia Disasters
Challenger and Columbia disasters refer to NASA’s two space shuttle accidents that resulted in the death of all their crew members. Challenger was lost at liftoff in January 1986, while Columbia disintegrated on reentry in February 2003.
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How many people were killed in the space shuttle Challenger?
well i know that there was the Apollo 1 mission and three astthyronauts were killed doing just a test run, they couldn't get the door open when the oxygen tank blew up in flames. so they were sadthtuck in the ship burning alive. everybody saw it on television and it was live and all over the news. it was horrible. and it was only a test run. they werent even going anytrhuwhere. they weryukle just going to be sitting in the ship and controlling things and just doing what they do on a normal day to make sure everythnig is ok. but when they went in that day, the oxygen tank blew up and the inside of the ship went up in flames, perishing everything, and everyone.
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Where was Christa McAuliffe buried?
Christa McAuliffe is buried in Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire.
Who were the passengers on the Challenger?
Dick Scobee: Commander Mike Smith: Pilot Judith Resnik: Mission Specialist 1 Ellison Onizuka: Mission Specalist 2 Ronald McNair: Mission Specalist 3 Greg Jarvis: Payload Specalist 1 Christa McAuliffe: Payload Specalist 2
In 1986 the space shuttle challenger exploded on take off killing how many crew?
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in 1986, tragically killing all seven crew members on board.
On what date did the Challenger explode?
Challenger, U.S. space shuttle. It exploded (Jan. 28, 1986) 73 seconds into its tenth flight, killing all seven crew members, including the first civilian in space, schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. The disaster was caused by the faulty design of a gasket (the O-ring seal). As dramatically demonstrated by Richard http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-feynman, a member of the presidential commission appointed to investigate the accident, the elastic O-ring did not respond as expected because of the cold temperature (30°F/-1°C) at launch time. (At a news conference, Feynman illustrated the loss of elasticity by dropping an O-ring into a glass of cold water.) As a result of the explosion, the United States did not send astronauts into space for almost three years as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration redesigned a number of features of the space shuttle.
When was the first manned spacecraft launched?
The first ever manned mission was done on April 12, 1961, by Yuri Gagarin (USSR).
How many people have died from a space shuttle disaster?
14 people have lost their lives in space shuttle accidents - seven each on Challenger and Columbia. (Two searchers were also killed in a helicopter accident during recovery of the Columbia.)
How did the people react to the Challenger explosion?
The people's reaction was devastating. Some people lost family members which was really hard for them to go through. People just didn't know what to say. All they could say is " how can this of happen?" The Challenger disaster shocked many because NASA had not lost any astronauts during a mission up until then. People had forgotten the dangers of space travel and this was a wake-up call for everyone, especially those in NASA where some degree of complacency had crept in. The disaster prompted investigations into NASA's operations which changed the way missions were planned and their function. The degree of shock and grief was heightened because one of the astronauts was civilian Christa McAuliffe who was to have been the first teacher in space. Many schoolchildren were watching the launch and saw the disaster as it happened.
That would be Apollo 13, but luckily nobody was killed. The only Apollo mission that ended up with a fatal explosion was Apollo 1, which set fire on the launchpad during a test exercise.
Just an addition to my previous answer. . . it was the Challenger that blew up after take off due to a bad piece of rubber gasket called an O-ring. It was the freezing temperatures that day that caused the O-ring to fail, and cause a leak between the fire and the fuel tanks.
Quick fact about Apollo 13 it was an oxygen tank that ruptured it didn't really blow up, but it did create a lot of problems.
Where was space shuttle Challenger launched?
The space shuttle Challenger launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On its final launch, it was torn apart 73 seconds later over the Atlantic Ocean.
Pilot Michael J. Smith
Mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, and Judith A. Resnik
Payload specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe, who was to have been the first teacher in space and was chosen from more than 11,000 applicants.
According to initial NASA reports, all 7 astronauts were killed 73 seconds after launch on 28 January 1986. However, it was later learned that the crew may have survived the initial explosion, and likely died more than two minutes later when their intact crew cabin smashed into the ocean's surface at more than 200 mph.
You can find the biographies of the seven astronauts at the Related Link below.
Why did the space shuttles explode?
The breakup of the space shuttle Challenger was caused by the failure of two O- rings in one of the solid rocket boosters (SRB's) to properly seal. There had been problems with the seal on other missions, but it is thought that the decision to launch in near-freezing temperatures contributed to the failure, making the seal rigid and unable to seal properly. This led to a catastrophic chain of events. Hot gases escaped from the SRB, followed by a flame, damaging the clamp securing the SRB, and burning through the external fuel tank causing the tank to disintegrate. The forces created caused the orbiter to disintegrate (it did not explode) before the debris crashed into the ocean. The Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. The Columbia sustained damage to its thermal protection system during launch. NASA suspected damage to the orbiter, but did not believe it was enough to cause any danger. The damage allowed hot gases to penetrate and destroy the internal wing structure, causing the shuttle to break up upon re-entry.
When was the Columbia space shuttle accident?
== == The space shuttle Columbia broke apart and partially burned up while re-entering earth's atmosphere over Texas on February 1, 2003. The entire seven member crew were killed.
What was the name of the first shuttle to be launched?
The first shuttle flight was Enterprise on February 18, 1977 aboard the carrier aircraft.
The first operational launch was Columbia on April 21st 1981.
See related link for a full detail of the Shuttles launch history
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.
Where did the challenger explode?
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986, due to a faulty O-ring seal in one of its solid rocket boosters. The tragedy occurred off the coast of Florida, over the Atlantic Ocean.
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 space shuttle crash?
The breakup of the space shuttle Challenger was caused by the failure of two O- rings in one of the solid rocket boosters (SRB's) to properly seal. There had been problems with the seal on other missions, but it is thought that the decision to launch in near-freezing temperatures contributed to the failure, making the seal rigid and unable to seal properly. This led to a catastrophic chain of events. Hot gases escaped from the SRB, followed by a flame, damaging the clamp securing the SRB, and burning through the external fuel tank causing the tank to disintegrate. The forces created caused the orbiter to disintegrate (it did not explode) before the debris crashed into the ocean. The Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. The Columbia sustained damage to its thermal protection system during launch. The astronauts suspected damage to the shuttle while they were still in orbit, but nothing could be done at that point to repair the damage. The damage allowed hot gases to penetrate and destroy the internal wing structure, causing the shuttle break up upon re-entry.
What year did space shuttle Discovery blow up?
Discovery has not been destroyed, but is still undertaking missions. Only the space shuttle Challenger (January 28, 1986) and Columbia ( February 1, 2003) have been destroyed in accidents.
Where was the space shuttle Challenger manufactured?
== == Challenger was primarily made in Palmdale, California, by Rockwell.
What would be the most challenging thing as a surgeon?
well it depends what type of nurse, a doctor nurse or hospital nurse, i think a hospital nurse would be hard to let 'people go' when they die, you see their family cry and stuff...
