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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.
How did the explosion of the challenger space ship happen?
The explosion of the space shuttle Challenger was caused by a failure of an O-ring on it's right solid rocket booster shortly after liftoff.
Where is space shuttle Challenger?
The remaining pieces after the explosion are at the Kennedy space center.
What 2 events caused a slowdown in the space program?
the explosion of the Columbia and the challenger
What killed Christa McAuliffe?
Space shuttle Challenger's explosion
What caused the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger?
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Did Sally Ride die in a explosion on the way back from outer space?
no sally ride did not die in the challenger explosion. but she did investigate on the explosion.
How did the tragedy of the Challenger space shuttle explosion affect the shuttle fleet?
it was grounded
Who were the passengers aboard the space shuttle discovery explosion?
It was not Discovery that exploded, it was Challenger.
What was the cause of the challenger expolsion?
The Challenger Explosion was caused by an external tank explosion. The space shuttle broke apart due to gasses mixing in the external fuel tank. The shuttle exploded and the space shuttle was torn apart.
What tragedy happened in space exploration in 1986?
The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger during take off.
