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On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 16:39:13 UTC (11:39:13 a.m. EST, local time at the launch site).
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) concluded that NASA had failed to learn many of the lessons of Challenger. In particular, the agency had not set up a truly independent office for safety oversight; the CAIB felt that in this area, "NASA's response to the Rogers Commission did not meet the Commission's intent". [22]
No official investigation into the Challenger disaster has determined the cause of death of the astronauts; it is almost certain that the breakup itself did not kill the entire crew as 3 of the 4 Personal Egress Air Packs (PEAPs) that were recovered had been manually activated. This would only be done during an emergency or loss of cabin pressure.
The Challenger lifts off from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986. ... But instead of World War II-era plane debris, the team discovered a modern-looking aviation structure. ... The Today Show.
Space shuttle Challenger exploded just over a minute after liftoff in 1986, killing all seven crewmembers, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.
Bruce Weaver, a Florida-based photographer who captured a definitive image of space shuttle Challenger breaking apart into plumes of smoke and fire after liftoff, has died. Working as a freelance ...
With Challenger, an O-ring that should not have eroded at all did erode on earlier shuttle launches. Yet managers felt that because it had previously eroded by no more than 30%, this was not a hazard as there was "a factor of three safety margin" (in reality, the part had failed, and there was no safety factor).
The U.S. Space Shuttle orbiter did not have destruct devices, but the solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and external tank both did. [10] After the Space Shuttle Challenger broke up in flight , the RSO ordered the uncontrolled, free-flying SRBs destroyed before they could pose a threat.