Challenger and Columbia Disasters

Richard Feynman. However he was "guided" to the clues by Air Force General Kuytana, who obviously already had good suspicion of cause but did not want to risk his career, so he needed an outsider like Feynman.

The commission's recommended that NASA needed to restructure its management so that change could take place. NASA's management needed to tighten its control to establish higher safety regulations for shuttle safety. Both the Challenger and Columbia had safety issues that were either overlooked or brushed under the rug.

NASA also had major communication problems before, during, and after both disasters. The lack of communication posed a significant safety issue for everyone in the space program.

Her name was Christa McAuliffe, and she was selected America's Teacher in Space in 1985 over almost 11,000 applicants, 114 semifinalist and 10 finalists. The program had been announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.

The New Hampshire high school teacher spent five months training for a flight on the space shuttle Challenger. She had hoped to record her flight and conduct lessons from the shuttle all about space travel.

She and her six crewmates on the Challenger were killed when the shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral on January 28, 1986. She was 37.

The crew compartment - or Orbiter - which was blown clear of the main SRB's and fuel-tanks made water impact at approximately 207mph. It took a little over 2 and a half minutes to fall from the peak of its ballistic arc, which was around 65,000ft.

The actual impact force was something around 200g, and in the unlikely event that any of the crew were still concious they would have been instantly killed - the speed with which it hit the Atlantic literally tore it apart. It took six weeks to discover its eventual location, 100ft below the surface.

The Challenger space shuttle disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members on board.

There was a faulty O ring which lead to that explosion that killed all the astronauts on board.

The Challenger space shuttle had completed nine successful flights before it tragically exploded during its tenth mission on January 28, 1986.

Internal fuel tank explosion, as in the case of Apollo 13. Heat applied to the fuel tank as in the case of Challenger, or heat from reentry in the Earth's atmosphere as in the case of Columbia. Being hit by a meteor, asteroid, comet, or space junk that previous space missions have left in orbit. There could be land to space ASAT (anti satellite) missile, as in Feb. 2008, when the USS Lake Erie (in the Pacific Ocean) launched a missile and blew up a out of control USA satellite.

The festival of the fruits is the largest festival that can be seen from space. It celebrates the curvature of the banana.

It is held once every 50 years and the next festival is in 2012

Frozen chunk of insulating foam about the size of a small suitcase broke off tank and struck wing just after liftoff, shattering several leading edge carbon/ceramic high temperature tiles. On reentry the frictional heat with the air was able to get in this hole, melt the wing off, causing the shuttle to tumble out of control and burn up like a meteor.

The TPS, or Thermal Protection System on the space shuttle protects the shuttle from the intense heat caused by friction upon reentry to the earths atmosphere. The TPS's most popular component are the "High-temperature reusable surface insulation" tiles, the black tiles on the underbelly of the shuttles (although actually some of the white tiles are made of similar stuff).

Other heat shielding includes the reinforced carbon-carbon (which failed on Columbia), fibrous refractory composite (white tiles), flexible insulation blankets, toughened unipiece fibrous insulation, and felt reusable surface insulation (nomex).

The second launch of the space shuttle Challenger occurred on July 29, 1985.

The bodies of the 2003 space shuttle Columbia crew members were found at different locations across eastern Texas and western Louisiana. The recovered remains were in various stages of decomposition due to the high-altitude breakup of the shuttle.

Ronald Reagan was the president of the United States when the space shuttle Challenger tragically exploded shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986.

Nasa needed more orbiters. This was the second shuttle built and was the first that was used for testing then converted to space flight. It was send into space for the same purpose as Challenger before it and the ones after it.

The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff at an altitude of about 46,000 feet (14 km). The explosion occurred on January 28, 1986, due to the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters.

The US manned space program was temporarily suspended in 1986 following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, where the Challenger shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members. The suspension was in place to investigate the causes of the accident and ensure the safety of future missions.

The Space Shuttle Challenger is important in history because of the tragic accident that occurred on January 28, 1986, leading to the loss of 7 crew members. The incident highlighted the risks of space travel and led to changes in the space shuttle program to improve safety. It also served as a reminder of the bravery and sacrifices made by astronauts in the pursuit of space exploration.

There were five space shuttle missions that launched before Challenger, starting with Columbia in April 1981.

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members onboard. The disaster was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters, which allowed hot gases to escape and rupture the external fuel tank. This tragedy led to a suspension of the Space Shuttle program and a redesign of certain components to improve safety.

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, where the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after launch, resulted in the loss of seven crew members. This tragic event led to a temporary halt in the Space Shuttle program and a reevaluation of safety protocols.

The Challenger space shuttle mission was launched to deploy a satellite into orbit, as well as conduct various experiments and observations in space.

Well "Apollo 1" burned up on the pad during a practice session with no fuel in the Saturn V rocket, killing the 3 astronauts. The final launch was Apollo 17, so I'd guess 16.

The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986, due to the failure of an O-ring seal in one of its boosters. The O-ring's failure was caused by cold weather that compromised its ability to seal properly, leading to a catastrophic structural failure and subsequent explosion.