Media coverage of the accident was extensive: one study reported that 85 percent of Americans surveyed had heard the news within an hour of the accident. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11:38 EST (16:38 UTC).Īpproximately 17 percent of Americans witnessed the launch live because of the presence of Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the NASA Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger (OV-099) (mission STS-51-L) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members, which included five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists. The disaster shattered NASA’s image and the belief that flying on a spacecraft could become as routine as flying on an airplane. All seven crew members died in the explosion, which was blamed on faulty O-rings in the shuttle’s booster rockets. 27 **FILE**The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center in this Jan. They cannot both be a picture of the exact same event. Pick your favorite photo shop.err shot, provided by NASA Image of what the Challenger explosion in space looked like. All of it.Īt, they have been uncovering more “inconvenient truths” for NASA as to the living Astro-nots, who alleged we’re killed in the alleged space shuttle Challenger disaster but are now found to be happily gainfully employed in colleges and jobs related to NAZIA. Once a Flat Plane Truth is realized, one realizes it is All a Great Lie. They’re Alive!! 30 years since the Disaster PT

Americans were PLAYED just like they were with the “moon landing.” These seven NASA “Astronauts” are alive and well. excerpted from a post by Allison Page Waltersīut it was all a ruse. It was built by men and women like our seven star voyagers, who answered a call beyond duty, who gave more than was expected or required and who gave it little thought of worldly reward.” We learned again that this America, which Abraham Lincoln called the last, best hope of man on Earth, was built on heroism and noble sacrifice. “The future is not free: the story of all human progress is one of a struggle against all odds. 28, 1986, but the report lists weather only as a contributing factor. It was relatively cold for Florida on Jan. The official report from NASA to President Ronald Reagan said the accident was caused by a leak in the rocket booster joint that allowed super heated gas to burn through the external tank, causing its collapse. Two-three minutes after the explosion and breakup, pieces of the Challenger began falling into the Atlantic Ocean. It was traveling at twice the speed of sound. NASA said the shuttle was about 46,000 feet in the air when it exploded.

Space shuttle challenger bodies photos