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971:(ET) – the core structural component of the entire stack. A rapid burning of liberated propellants ensued. With the structural "backbone" of the stack compromised and breaking up, the SRBs flew off on their own, as did the orbiter, which rapidly broke up due to overwhelming aerodynamic forces. The launch had been approved despite a predicted ambient temperature of 27 °F (−3 °C), well below the qualification limit of major components such as the SRBs, which had been certified for use only at temperatures above 39 °F (4 °C). Evidence found in the remnants of the crew cabin showed that several of the emergency 1872: 858: 453: 2090: 948: 1312: 1326: 1298: 975:(PEAPs) carried by the astronauts had been manually activated, suggesting that forces experienced inside the cabin during breakup of the orbiter were not inherently fatal, and that at least three crew members were alive and capable of conscious action for a period following vehicle breakup. "Tracking reported that the vehicle had exploded and impacted the water in an area approximately located at 28.64° north, 80.28° west". 1841: 445: 1585: 1549: 1487: 1410: 36: 996:
pressure. PEAPs do not provide a pressurized air flow and would still have resulted in the astronauts losing consciousness within several seconds. There were media reports alleging that NASA had a tape recording of the crew panicking and on-board conversation following the explosion during the 2 minute 45 second free fall before hitting the sea east of
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s right Solid Rocket Booster (SRB). The failure of these seals allowed a flamethrower-like flare to impinge upon one of two aft SRB attach struts, which eventually failed, freeing the booster to pivot about its remaining attachment points. The forward part of the booster cylinder struck the external
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disaster has determined the cause of death of the astronauts; it is almost certain that the explosion itself did not kill the entire crew as 3 of the 4 Personal Egress Air Packs (PEAPs) that were recovered had been manually activated. This would only be done during an emergency or loss of cabin
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During the ascent phase, 73 seconds after liftoff, the vehicle experienced a catastrophic structural failure resulting in the loss of crew and vehicle. The Rogers Commission later determined the cause of the accident to have been the failure of the primary and secondary (backup) O-ring seals on
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was determined to have caused the shuttle to break up in flight. Space Shuttle flights were suspended for 32 months while the O-rings and other hazards that could have destroyed the vehicle on following missions were addressed. Shuttle missions resumed in September 1988 with
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located what they believed to be the crew cabin on the ocean floor on March 7, 1986. A dive the following day confirmed that it was the cabin and that the remains of the crew were inside. No official investigation into the
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is depicted launching from Florida and soaring into space to carry out a variety of goals. Among the prescribed duties of the five astronauts and two payload specialists (represented by the seven stars of the
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to involve in-flight fatalities. It was also the first American human spaceflight mission to launch and fail to reach space; the first such mission in the world had been the
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launches at the start of STS-51-L. 73 seconds later, the right SRB aft strut would fail, causing the aerodynamic breakup of the orbiter and the deaths of all 7 crew on board.
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mission, in which the two crew members had survived. Gregory Jarvis was originally scheduled to fly on the previous shuttle flight (
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are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
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Flight of "Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy" (SPARTAN-203)/Halley's Comet Experiment Deployable
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This seating assignment chart depicts what would have happened if the mission had been performed as planned.
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for six days and performing a routine satellite deployment. The mission never achieved orbit; a
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Francis R. "Dick" Scobee asked Kennedy Space Center engineer Ernie Reyes to design the
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Loss of crew and vehicle. Right SRB O-ring failure and orbiter vehicle disintegration.
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and Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP). The flight marked the first American
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Equipment failures in orbiter closeout, cross winds at shuttle landing site.
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Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy (SPARTAN-203)
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February 3, 1986, 17:12:00 UTC (12:12 pm EST) (planned)
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Some Trust in Chariots: The Space Shuttle Challenger Experience
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January 28, 1986, 16:39:13 UTC (11:39:13 am EST)
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on January 28, 1986, killed all seven crew members —Commander
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tank inter-tank area, leading to a structural failure of the
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Three Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) experiments
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to determine the cause of the explosion. The failure of an
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seen above to represent the mission STS-51-L. In it,
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during its ascent phase 73 seconds after launch from
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Two lessons for the Teacher in Space Project (TISP)
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Simon and Schuster. pp. 204–205. 946: 834: 1778:from the original on December 25, 2022. 1684:Binkowski, Brooke (February 22, 2001). 1619: 1197:2 days 0 hours 0 minutes 552:Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B 16:Failed 1986 American crewed spaceflight 4221: 1714: 1581:from the original on December 1, 2023. 1565: 1545:from the original on December 8, 2022. 1475:from the original on November 27, 2023 1248:0 days 2 hours 1 minute 1222:1 day 0 hours 0 minutes 1146:1 day 0 hours 0 minutes 1121:1 day 0 hours 0 minutes 3303: 2198: 2166:When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions 1989: 1786: 1634:from the original on November 7, 2012 1515:from the original on October 10, 2023 1398:from the original on November 9, 2023 1003: 788: 673: 142:2,685,210 lb (1,217,990 kg) 1156:Weather at transatlantic abort site 103:Failed to achieve orbit (96 planned) 1762:from the original on July 13, 2023. 1652: 1620:Isikoff, Michael (March 10, 1986). 1535:"Rogers Commission, Vol. 4 Part. 7" 1264: 1029:Phase Partitioning Experiment (PPE) 736:Would have been second spaceflight 724:Would have been second spaceflight 710:Would have been second spaceflight 686:Would have been second spaceflight 520:was the disastrous 25th mission of 426:Phase Partitioning Experiment (PPE) 13: 1938:Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster 1696:from the original on June 11, 2023 1622:"Remains of Crew of Shuttle Found" 698:Would have been first spaceflight 620:Tracking and Data Relay Satellites 609: 87:1 minute and 13 seconds (achieved) 14: 4285: 4249:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 1746:"Rogers Commission Report on the 1738: 1665:from the original on May 31, 2023 862:Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck. 828:in 2007 as a mission specialist. 764:Would have been first spaceflight 748:Would have been first spaceflight 21:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 3362:Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Weixing 1 2088: 1870: 1839: 1715:Thomas, James A. (Gene) (2006). 1583: 1547: 1485: 1408: 1324: 1310: 1296: 856: 542:flight in addition to observing 1708: 1655:"The Fate of Challenger's Crew" 1455:"S. Christa Corrigan McAuliffe" 1023:Fluid Dynamics Experiment (FDE) 864:Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck. 800:Hughes Space and Communications 751:Hughes Space and Communications 435:Teacher in Space Project (TISP) 423:Fluid Dynamics Experiment (FDE) 158:48,363 lb (21,937 kg) 85:6 days and 34 minutes (planned) 1420: 774: 1: 2185:(2020 documentary miniseries) 2169:(2008 documentary miniseries) 1976:(2020 documentary miniseries) 1603:"Shuttle explodes; crew lost" 1369: 4269:20th-century rocket launches 2182:Challenger: The Final Flight 1973:Challenger: The Final Flight 1812: 1721:. Xulon Press. p. 197. 978: 582:—and destroyed the orbiter. 538:It was planned as the first 7: 4254:Spacecraft launched in 1986 3290:indicates failure missions. 2226:U.S. Space Shuttle missions 1289: 969:Space Shuttle external tank 933:Ascent failure and disaster 53:Space Transportation System 10: 4290: 2254:Approach and Landing Tests 936: 599:Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) 574:, and Payload Specialists 246:January 28, 1986, 16:38:00 18: 4204: 4143: 4052: 3961: 3893: 3829: 3770: 3719: 3640: 3570: 3516: 3467: 3354: 3286: 3207: 3134: 3079: 2857: 2476: 2264: 2243: 2232: 2118: 2097: 2086: 2027: 1925: 1879: 1868: 1846: 1837: 1820: 1388:"STS-51L Mission Profile" 1345:STS-51-L mission timeline 1175:Launch preparation delays 973:Personal Egress Air Packs 925: 917: 898: 879: 871: 855: 819: 808: 805: 796: 793: 759: 756: 743: 740: 731: 728: 719: 714: 705: 702: 693: 690: 681: 678: 654:Clarence W. 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"Dick" Scobee 2174:The Challenger Disaster 1965:The Challenger Disaster 1215:28 Jan 1986, 9:37:00 am 1190:27 Jan 1986, 9:37:00 am 1165:25 Jan 1986, 9:37:00 am 1139:24 Jan 1986, 3:43:00 pm 1114:23 Jan 1986, 3:43:00 pm 1089:22 Jan 1986, 3:43:00 pm 659: 327:SLF Runway 33 95:18 mi (29 km) 4274:Rocket launch failures 4239:Space Shuttle missions 1427:Mullane, Mike (2006). 955: 797:L. William Butterworth 614:The tenth mission for 597:seal on the starboard 562:, Mission Specialists 449:STS-51-L mission patch 285:Rockwell International 1359:Space Shuttle program 950: 835:Crew seat assignments 806:Payload Specialist 2 794:Payload Specialist 1 757:Payload Specialist 1 741:Payload Specialist 2 729:Mission Specialist 3 703:Mission Specialist 1 526:Space Shuttle program 488:Space Shuttle program 347:Reference system 116:Spacecraft properties 3906:Fanhui Shi Weixing 9 3338:Orbital launches in 1862:Timeline of STS-51-L 1394:. December 5, 2005. 1015:Inertial Upper Stage 761:S. 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Resnik 560:Michael J. Smith 455: 447: 369:Perigee altitude 351:Geocentric orbit 253: 251: 238:Start of mission 211:Ronald E. McNair 206:Judith A. Resnik 196:Michael J. 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Index

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

Space Transportation System
NASA
Space Shuttle
Challenger
Francis R. "Dick" Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Ellison S. Onizuka
Judith A. Resnik
Ronald E. McNair
Gregory B. Jarvis
S. Christa McAuliffe
UTC
EST
Kennedy
LC-39B
Rockwell International
January 28, 1986, 16:39:13 UTC (11:39:13 am EST)
SLF Runway 33
Geocentric orbit
Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude
Apogee altitude
Inclination
Period


Onizuka
McAuliffe

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