1986 Space Shuttle Challenger

Challenger explosion 1986 u s.
1986 space shuttle challenger. Space shuttle challenger just seconds after its explosive destruction on january 28 1986. The accident which occurred a little more than a minute after liftoff killed the orbiter s seven person crew including the first teacher to be launched into space. The space shuttle challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on january 28 1986 when the space shuttle challenger ov 099 broke apart 73 seconds into its flight killing all seven crew members aboard. Nasa s space shuttle challenger accident was a devastating tragedy that killed seven astronauts and shocked the world on jan.
The purpose of the january 28 1986 challenger flight sts 51 l was to launch the first teacher in space project while also observing halley s comet for six days. Est on january 28 1986 the space shuttle challenger lifts off from cape canaveral florida and christa mcauliffe is on her way. As time noted in a cover story that ran in the feb. Killed in the accident were challenger commander dick scobee.