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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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What were the condition of the challenger astronauts bodies when they were recovered?
I've read that most of the flight deck crew, Scobee, Smith, Onizuka, with the exception of Resnik were in identifiable condition aside from the severe trauma associated with impact and the ravages of salt water immersion for 3 months. Not pretty to say the least.
They think that from the condition that the crew compartment was found in, and using ballistics calculations that it impacted the ocean surface at a blistering 207MPH bottom first. As a result, the crew compartment was crushed upwards and out rendering the 3 occupants of the mid-deck, McAuiffe, Jarvis, and McNair to little more than unidentifiable remains among the debris. DNA identification was not available in 1986.
Is Christa McAuliffe related to Terry McAuliffe?
No, she got the second name McAuliffe because it was her husbands second name, Steve McAuliffe.
How did the Houston Astro's honor the crew killed in the Columbia shuttle disaster?
On April 1, 2003, the children of the astronauts killed when Columbia disintegrated in February of that year participated in the season opening baseball game. Seven-year old Matthew Husband, son of Commander Rick Husband, threw the opening pitch, wearing a huge Astro's shirt with 'Husband' on the back. President George W. Bush also attended the game.
The Astro's wore a special crew patch for the remainder of the season.
What astronaut from Washington died in the Challenger shuttle explosion?
Commander Richard (Dick) F. Scobee was born and grew up in Washington.
What is the motto of Christa McAuliffe School?
The motto of Christa McAuliffe School is 'I hear and I forget.'.
What was christa mcauliffes biggest obstacle?
Leaving her school and teaching career to go into space.
Why did NASA decide to launch Challenger?
- Engineers were unable to provide enough evidence for the defect in o-rings.
What was the US reaction to the Challenger disaster?
Challenger brought us shock followed by sadness. Loss of faith in NASA and things technical as regards the space program in general followed.
Who was the female astronaut killed on lift-off?
There were two onboard the Challenger space shuttle which was destroyed during launch in January 1986 when the external tank exploded 73 seconds after lift-off. They were mission specialist Judith A. Resnik (on her second shuttle flight) and Christa McAuliffe, who was to have been the first teacher in space.
What is the nickname of christa McAuliffe?
She is know as the "field trip teacher" because she believed that a direct experience was the greatest teaching tool.
How did the challneger blow up?
There was a leak caused by small O-rings deforming at the low ambient temperatures.
What was some accomplishments for Christa Mcauliffe?
Some accomplishments was that she was selected out of thousands to be a space teacher. Another accomplishment is that she was a Social Studies teacher! Isn't that amazing?!?
Christa was selected to be the first teacher in space. However, she never achieved this as she was killed during the launch of Challenger.
When did the teacher die on a shuttle to space?
Christa McAuliffe, along with six other brave astronauts died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch, killing the entire crew.
After the Challenger disaster, Preident Reagan announced that the program would continue. However, NASA later decided to eliminate the program.
Christa Mcauliffe was a teacher in Midland Michigan before she started to train to be an astronaut.
What was the Glomar challenger an what was it equipped with?
the Glomar Challenger was a 200ft. 3-masted ship with a steam engine, workspace, laboratories, and storage spaces
Where is the BEST in ISpy Extreme Challenger?
the word best is on the top of the box of crackers in the picture
Could the challenger disaster have been prevented?
The Challenger disaster could have easily been avoided.
STS-51L (Challenger's last mission) was originally scheduled to launch on January 22. However a vast ammount of delays and aborts pushed the launch to the 28th. The morning on the 28th had been particularly cold, with temperatures close to 31 degrees Fahrenheit, the minimum temperature allowed for launch. The low temperature brought up concerns from engineers at Morton Thiokol, the manufacturers of the Space Shuttle's Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). They were concerned about the effects of the cold weather on the space shuttle's rubber O-rings, which prevent hot gases from escaping the joints in the shuttle's SRBs. On previous shuttle missions, cold weather had caused the O-rings to fail, allowing hot gases to escape. Though this very dangerous problem had occured multiple times before, NASA and Thiokol management believed that because all of the past shuttle missions had been successful, the cold temperatures and a burn-through would not be an issue and the launch could continue as planned. NASA was trying to keep a tight schedule on shuttle launches to launch as many per year as possible. With the many delays that had already taken place, NASA did not want to delay the mission any longer.
Not only were Thiokol engineers worried about the cold temperatures, but Rockwell International (The manufacturers of the Space Shuttle orbiters) were also concerned. When they saw the large amount of ice formed on the shuttle launch pad, they expressed concerns that ice could damage the shuttle's thermal protection tiles during launch. Even so, the launch still continued as planned.
Shortly after launch, one of the O-rings on the right SRB certainly did fail, and worse than on any preceding shuttle flight. The hot gases that escaped knocked the right SRB off of its lower strut and burned a hole into the liquid hydrogen tank in the shuttle's external fuel tank (ET). As the lower liquid hydrogen tank in the ET failed, it was pushed into the upper liquid oxygen tank. With the ET failing structurally and disintegrating, and the right SRB spinning on its upper strut and firing in an anomalous direction, the space shuttle was torn apart by abnormal aerodynamic forces. Because the SRBs were stronger, they survived the breakup and continued in uncontrolled flight before they were destroyed by the range safety officer.
Had NASA management worked on solving the O-ring burn-through problems sooner or aborted the mission because of the cold weather, Challenger could have survived.
What was the name of the school teacher astronaut who was killed in a shuttle explosion?
Christa McAuliffe
Did the Challenger crew land in the ocean and were they ever found?
The crew compartment was separated from the rest of the shuttle soon after the fuel tank ruptured. It crashed into the ocean with a force of 200g's, and this is thought to have killed the crew, although they were probably unconscious at the time. The cabin was found relatively intact, although damaged, along with the bodies of the crew.
Are there schools named after christa mcauliffe?
yes there are like the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center for Education and Teaching Excellence.
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There are also schools like the Christa McAuliffe Intermidiate School/I.S.187 in Brooklyn.
And The Christa McAuliffe School in New Jersey.
