Challenger explosion anniversary: 38th Anniversary of NASA's Space Shuttle tragedy, claiming 7 livesBy FOX 26 Digital Updated January 28, 2024 2:34pm CST NASA FOX News HOUSTON - On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routi...
Challenger's explosion changed the space shuttle program in several ways. Plans to fly civilians in space (such as teachers or journalists) were shelved for the next 22 years, according toThe Smithsonian Magazine. It would not be until 2007 thatBarbara Morgan, who was McAuliffe's backup, flew...
These activities greatly lessened (and then ceased) after the Challenger space shuttle explosion of 1986, when it became clear that space shuttles could only launch a few times a year instead of many. There was a concern that the astronauts were doing risky spacewalks. As well, military satell...
It is time to revisit the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger accident involving magnetic tape data recorders and lessons learned from the investigation. The magnetic tape reels, which had been under 90 feet of seawater for 6 weeks off the Florida coast after the explosion, were recovered from three ...
passenger on the shuttle Columbia, the last successful shuttle mission, in January, 1986. “NASA went on for 25 years and they could do no wrong. That allowed this arrogance and hardening of the arteries that ultimately led to the lack of communication that caused the Challenger (explosion)....
On Jan. 28,1986, the space shuttle Challenger stunned the nation when it broke apart 73 seconds into flight. This is the story of the soccer ball that survived -- and the family that sent it into space, twice.
Former NASA astronauts and their family members are callingBeyonce“insensitive” for using audio from the space shuttle Challenger explosion in her new song, “XO,” off her surprise, self-titled album. “Flight controllers here looking very carefully at the situation. Obviously a major mal...
Another is addressing the dangers that the astronaut occupation implies, because who doesn’t remember learning about such devastating events like the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986? The final factor we must include when determining the importance of space exploration is the exposure...
the Challenger explosion garnered more global attention. NASA staff remarked, “The entire nation, the entire world, was shocked because this was the first time the U.S. had experienced such a catastrophic loss of life in a space mission.” They also noted that the death of a civilian made...
Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances."Melvin's interest in science began at a young age."My mother gave me a chemistry set that was not OSHA-certified, age inappropriate, and I created an explosion in her living room and that activated my brain to be a ...