Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes 73 Seconds Into Flight
On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts perished when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after take-off, including Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire High School who became NASA’s inaugural civilian astronaut. An inedible piece of foam insulation fell from the booster during launch and struck the spacecraft’s wing, allowing hot exhaust gases to escape and leading […]
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