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I was a kid and saw this live, will never forget the faces of people on the screen, it happened so fast I assumed, like G.I Joe they would all just land safely with their parachute.
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On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded after just 73 seconds in flight, killing all seven Americans on board.
The disaster shocked the nation — and led to an immediate pause in the space shuttle program.
The cause of the disaster was found to be the failure of the primary and secondary redundant O-ring seals in a joint in the shuttle's right solid rocket booster (SRB)
On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger explodes, shocking the nation
On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded after takeoff — killing all seven on board and shocking the nation. President Reagan addressed the nation that night.
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On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded after just 73 seconds in flight, killing all seven Americans on board.
The disaster shocked the nation — and led to an immediate pause in the space shuttle program.
The cause of the disaster was found to be the failure of the primary and secondary redundant O-ring seals in a joint in the shuttle's right solid rocket booster (SRB)
