this tragedy marked the first time
multiple lives were lost on an American
space flight welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be learning more about
the Challenger disaster the Challenger
Space Shuttle had flown nine successful
trips prior to its final one in 1986
this flight was unique because it was
also the launch of the teacher and space
project which aimed to spark interest in
science math and space exploration
school teacher Christa McAuliffe was the
first teacher selected to take part in
this program and was on board the day of
the tragedy because of her presence the
launch was transmitted live to a number
of schools across the nation along with
McAuliffe was a crew of six astronauts
who also perished a number of problems
plagued the Challenger flight of 1986
including multiple delays that push the
launch date from January 22nd to the
28th it was predicted to be an
uncommonly cold morning at kennedy space
center on the 28th with temperatures
falling below freezing it was suspected
this frigid weather could affect the
flights rubber o-rings which were a
vital piece of equipment failure of
these o-rings to properly seal could
mean destruction of the orbiter and its
crew despite these doubts NASA decided
to go ahead with the launch workers
cleared the shuttle of ice overnight and
it was ready the morning of the 28 at
1130am the flight took off with in 73
seconds the shuttle had broken up in the
air it continued to propel itself into
the atmosphere before finally falling
into the ocean off the coast of Florida
President Ronald Reagan set up an
official investigation into the
Challenger disaster this is truly a
national loss the Rodgers Commission
found that the o-ring had failed
initiating a series of events that
ultimately caused the shuttle to break
apart it was later discovered that the
crew members were not killed instantly
during this break up but more likely
upon their impact with the ocean the
commission also faulted NASA officials
who failed to heed suggestions that the
shuttle was in trouble prior to launch
following the Challenger disaster NASA
programs were grounded for almost three
years while investigations continued and
modifications were made to prevent
similar failures in the future a number
of learning
centers were set up following the
challenger tragedy in order to honor the
fallen heroes and educate generations
despite its heartbreaking results this
moment in space exploration is
considered an important one as it may
have helped avoid further problems in
the future
multiple lives were lost on an American
space flight welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be learning more about
the Challenger disaster the Challenger
Space Shuttle had flown nine successful
trips prior to its final one in 1986
this flight was unique because it was
also the launch of the teacher and space
project which aimed to spark interest in
science math and space exploration
school teacher Christa McAuliffe was the
first teacher selected to take part in
this program and was on board the day of
the tragedy because of her presence the
launch was transmitted live to a number
of schools across the nation along with
McAuliffe was a crew of six astronauts
who also perished a number of problems
plagued the Challenger flight of 1986
including multiple delays that push the
launch date from January 22nd to the
28th it was predicted to be an
uncommonly cold morning at kennedy space
center on the 28th with temperatures
falling below freezing it was suspected
this frigid weather could affect the
flights rubber o-rings which were a
vital piece of equipment failure of
these o-rings to properly seal could
mean destruction of the orbiter and its
crew despite these doubts NASA decided
to go ahead with the launch workers
cleared the shuttle of ice overnight and
it was ready the morning of the 28 at
1130am the flight took off with in 73
seconds the shuttle had broken up in the
air it continued to propel itself into
the atmosphere before finally falling
into the ocean off the coast of Florida
President Ronald Reagan set up an
official investigation into the
Challenger disaster this is truly a
national loss the Rodgers Commission
found that the o-ring had failed
initiating a series of events that
ultimately caused the shuttle to break
apart it was later discovered that the
crew members were not killed instantly
during this break up but more likely
upon their impact with the ocean the
commission also faulted NASA officials
who failed to heed suggestions that the
shuttle was in trouble prior to launch
following the Challenger disaster NASA
programs were grounded for almost three
years while investigations continued and
modifications were made to prevent
similar failures in the future a number
of learning
centers were set up following the
challenger tragedy in order to honor the
fallen heroes and educate generations
despite its heartbreaking results this
moment in space exploration is
considered an important one as it may
have helped avoid further problems in
the future
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