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...
Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger [January 28, 1986, USA] by Masayuki Nakao (Tokyo University, Institute of Engineering Innovation) As people all over t he wor ld wat ched on TV, NASA’s space shut t le Challenger (Fig. 1) ...
Space Shuttle Challenger ExplodesReagan SigningSeventy three seconds after blast-off, the shuttle Challenger exploded and killed all seven astronauts on board. The explosion ws the greatest loss ever for the American space program, and was later blamed on faulty o-rings in the booster rocket. In ...
5 Things You May Not Know About the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster 1. The Challenger didn’t actually explode. A cloud of fire engulfed the space shuttle just 73 seconds after liftoff, at an altitude of some 46,000 feet...
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 crew of the space shuttle Challenger honoured us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye, and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face...
On January 28th, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, and then exploded exactly 73 seconds later -- taking with it the lives of all seven astronauts on board, including the first citizen and teacher to fly into space, Christa McAuliffe. ...
The storied shuttle is the oldest of NASA's three remaining space-flown orbiters, and first blasted off in 1984. (The shuttles Columbia and Challenger debuted earlier, but both were lost along with their crews in tragic accidents.) Here are five interesting, and perhaps surprising, facts ...
On January 28, 1986, the world lost one of its greatest resources, Christa McAuliffe, the space shuttle Challenger astronaut teacher.
相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 B。本题考查时态。“The Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff”这句话中“exploded”是 explode 的过去式,所以是一般过去时。A 选项是一般现在时;C 选项是现在完成时;D 选项是过去进行时。反馈 收藏