As with the Apollo 1 fire, lack of escape provisions eventually doomed those crewmembers still alive after the explosion. Ejection seats that could have been used had been removed from all Space Shuttles after the first four qualification flights when the number of crew members was increased ...
Clear Lake HighSchool in 2016 wasn't all that different from what it was when Janelle walked its halls in 1986. There were updates to the building, new technology was on display and children replaced their parents as the student body -- but it was still the place where the astro...
Even though the spaceship blew up at an altitude of 14,000 meters, the cabin was propelled upward from the explosion. When the Challenger exploded, “The Failed Rocket Booster Propelled The Cabin Upward Three Miles Before It Lost Momentum And Fell 12 Miles Into The Ocean,” (Kreiss 6). The...