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What Spacecraft Blown Up?

On January 28th 1986, NASA’s space shuttle Challenger disintegrated within 73 seconds after launch and killed all seven of its crew members – Christa McAuliffe was among them and Francis “Dick” Scobee, Michael Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka and Judith Resnik were also aboard this vessel. Tragic events unfolded due to the breakdown of rubber […]

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The Space Shuttle That Blown Up

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Millions of people witnessed as the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from a frigid Florida morning on January 28, 1986, carrying Christa McAuliffe – a teacher from New Hampshire chosen as America’s inaugural civilian astronaut. Although companies are creating technology to help clean up space debris, fragmentation remains an issue. Researchers study this phenomenon by

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