Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster The space shuttle Challenger was one of NASA’s greatest triumphs as well as NASA’s darkest tragedy’s (Howell E). The challenger was the second shuttle to reach space in April 1983 and successfully completed nine missions (Howell E). The Challengers tenth launch on January 23 1986, the shuttle exploded seconds after liftoff (Howell E). Killing all seven of the crewmember, the accident changed the NASA’s space program forever (Howell E). Some of the contributing
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger launched for its tenth and final time. The shuttle came apart midair in a massive explosion and landed not as a glider but as a mangled mess of debris. The mess of debris included what had been one of NASA’s greatest creations and the scattered remains of seven brave men and women who dedicated their lives to science (Challenger 1). The explosion of the Challenger was a horrible event that touched the lives of people all across America. The national
January 28, 1986, the world was stunned by the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.” Many Americans around the world gathered around their televisions to watch the NASA Challenger flight 51-L launch into space. Everyone sat with anticipation as the launch time was getting closer. Finally when it was time, The Challenger was launched and within 73 seconds into the mission, The Challenger exploded. Americans were horrified as they sat and watched the space ship be engulfed with flames and not one
The Challenger space shuttle disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the NASA Space Shuttle orbiter broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, causing the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft exploded off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11:38am. This disaster shocked the nation because we thought that NASA was past the days of failed launches and deaths of American astronauts. President Ronald Reagan issued an investigation on the Challenger failure, known as the Rogers Commission
January 28, 1986. There was a rocket that blew up into smoke. It was called the children in school learn more about space. The NASA Challenger explosion was one of the worst mistakes made by mankind, but despite this disaster, it played an important role in improving communications within ASA, safety in space travel, and the redesign of the 0-Rings. As the engineers were building the Challenger. They were having some difficulties about the rocket. On the first two launches. The engineers saw that there