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The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on Tuesday, January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challengerbroke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:38 AM
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What happened some years ago in Russia from nuclear explosion?
When and what explosion? One of the nuclear test shots. If so which?Remember Chernobyl was not a nuclear explosion, it was a steam explosion and graphite fire.
Did Captain Charles Sigsbee die from the explosion of the Maine in 1898?
No, he survived the explosion. He died in 1923.
The decision-making process that resulted in the Bay of Pigs invasion the failure to predict a Japanese invasion at Pearl Harbor and the Challenger space shuttle disaster are all good examples of what?
Groupthink was the cause of these three American tragedies. Groupthink can easily be explained by the phrase "don't rock the boat".
How did the explosion of the battleship Maine contribute to the beginning of the spanish-american war?
the report by the naval board of inquiry about the explosion was used to blame Spain for the attack
What do bombs sound like?
I think the initial explosion of an a bomb is way higher decibels than there is measure for presently.answer:boom
In which year did the explosion at Chernobyl nuclear reactor occur?
1986, the same year as the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion.
What date was the Challenger explosion?
Space travel and space launching is a very dangerous adventure, and as such, has many crashes. The Challenger explosion, which is one of the worst, was on January 28, 1986.
What 2 events caused a slowdown in the space program?
the explosion of the Columbia and the challenger
Where is space shuttle Challenger?
The remaining pieces after the explosion are at the Kennedy space center.
What killed Christa McAuliffe?
Space shuttle Challenger's explosion
How did the tragedy of the Challenger space shuttle explosion affect the shuttle fleet?
it was grounded
How did the explosion of the challenger space ship happen?
The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986 was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters. The O-ring failure was due to unusually cold temperatures at the time of launch, which compromised the O-ring's ability to seal properly and ultimately led to the catastrophic explosion.
What was the altitude for the challenger explosion?
The Challenger explosion occurred at an altitude of about 46,000 feet.
When did the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger occur?
On January 28th, 1986, 73 seconds into flight, Challenger suffered an O-ring failure in the right-hand Solid Rocket Booster, which claimed the lives of all 7 crew members as well as the vehicle itself.
What caused the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger?
The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986 was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters. The O-ring failed to properly seal, allowing hot gases to escape and ultimately lead to the explosion of the shuttle.
Did Sally Ride die in a explosion on the way back from outer space?
No, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, did not die in an explosion on the way back from outer space. She passed away due to pancreatic cancer in 2012.
What was the name of the of the school teacher astronaut who was killed in a shuttle explosion?
Christa McAuliffe was the school teacher astronaut who was killed in the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986. She was selected from thousands of applicants to be the first civilian in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
