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It was the United States’ 25th official space shuttle launch and the
Challenger’s tenth trip into space. It was a special mission and
included American teacher Christa McAuliffe, who won a contest to
participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project. The Challenger
mission was delayed many times and finally was set to launch on January
28, 1986. Sadly, 73 seconds into the launch the Challenger broke apart
and exploded leading to the death of all seven crew members. It was
later determined that the accident occurred when a faulty O-ring seal on
its right rocket booster failed. The failure allowed a plume of flame
to explode out of the rocket booster and damage the external fuel tank
and attachment struts. By that time it was too late to save the
shuttle. It was one of the most costly and tragic accidents in United
States history and was all caught live on television.
This is the original NASA satelite recording of the STS-51L challenger disaster on Jan 28 1986 11:38 AM EST.
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