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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]
The explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger, taken from the TV-3 camera. At T+72.284, the right SRB pulled away from the aft strut that attached it to the ET, causing lateral acceleration that was felt by the crew. At the same time, pressure in the LH2 tank began dropping. Pilot Mike Smith said "Uh-oh," which was the last crew comment recorded.
E9 camera The O-rings fail in the right-hand SRB field joint. 16:38:00.688 0.678 First confirmed puff of smoke appears above SRB/ET attachment ring field joint on right-hand SRB. E60 camera 16:38:00.846 0.836 Eight puffs of smoke appear above field joint, lasting from T+0.836 to T+2.5 seconds MET. E63 camera 16:38:00.900 0.890
Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA.Named after the commanding ship of a nineteenth-century scientific expedition that traveled the world, Challenger was the second Space Shuttle orbiter to fly into space after Columbia, and launched on its maiden flight in April 1983.
On the day of the experiment, a video taken to study atmospheric dust may have detected a new atmospheric phenomenon, dubbed a "TIGER" (Transient Ionospheric Glow Emission in Red). [ 3 ] On board Columbia was a copy of a drawing by Petr Ginz , the editor-in-chief of the magazine Vedem , who depicted what he imagined the Earth looked like from ...
Everyone in Boston is still waiting on a challenger. No one thinks Cleveland is it, either. The Cavaliers shot 50% from the field and 50% from 3-point range in the first quarter and still trailed ...
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A Dodge Challenger in Nampa, Idaho went flying into the air after apparently striking a berm at a high rate of speed, destroying one home's chimney before landing on a second home's roof.