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Challenger Disaster Live on CNN


January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes on its 10th flight during mission STS-51-L. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and was actually the result of rapid deceleration and not combustion of fuel. CNN was the only national news station to broadcast the mission live, so thus what you are witnessing on this video is the only coverage of the disaster as it happened when it did. Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the launch live, while 85% of Americans heard of the news within 1 hour of the event. According to a study, only 2 other times in history up to that point had news of an event disseminated so fast - the first being the announcement of JFK's assassination in 1963, the second being news spread among students at Kent State regarding the news of FDR's death in 1945. It has been estimated at the time that nearly 48% of 9-13 year olds witnessed the event in their classrooms, as McAuliffe was in the spotlight. The 25th Space Shuttle mission altered the history of manned space exploration and represented the first loss of an American crew during a space mission (Apollo 1 was during a training exercise). Christa McAuliffe was slated to be the first teacher in space for the Teacher in Space Program. As her maximum altitude was ~65,000ft (12.31 miles), she never made it to space. That title was given to Barbara Morgan of STS-118 aboard the shuttle Endeavour in August 2007, 22 and a half years after the Challenger Disaster. Morgan served as McAuliffe's backup during STS-51-L. As Morgan is now part of the Educator in Space Program, she will be credited as the first "educator" in space, to distinguish her from McAuliffe. Aboard Challenger during STS-51-L: Francis "Dick" Scobee (Commander)Michael Smith (Pilot)Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist)Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist)Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist)Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist)Sharon Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist - Teacher in Space)

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gribae
So you were actually there, inside the cabin to know exactly when they died?If not, leave your assumptions at the door and don't bother speaking again, lest you look like an idiot.
wain167
Commercial airlines make the same mistakes too, sometimes ridiculously stupid mistakes are made. NASA stopped flying shuttles for nearly three years and had nine recommendations to put into practice before they could fly again. I'm not condoning them but its very unlikely the same mistakes would be made again.
wain167
She didn't die in the explosion, they died from the impact of the crew's cabin hitting the ocean. There was no escape route so you're insulting seven people who experienced the terror of that fall. I remember my science lessons now so that immediatly shows that you were one of those people that pissed about in their lesson and didn't listen and are now in a dead end job with no qualifications and no future.
mattatooee
imagine that you are just about to go to space. A once in a life time chance and it literally blew up............ and the news reporter didn't react at all!
mach25man
I dont think Nasa knew the in house discussions going on with Thiokol about the o-rings. The final word Nasa got was go for launch from them. My memory could be wrong though.
clemsonsks
They were told to delay the launch, but they went ahead with it anyway. Such a tragedy.
maria39208
We saw this in school.
salamiboltxp
you cant eject out of a space shuttle idiot.
cliiff2
did the peoples died? Did they ejekt
stangsaleens7
good job nasa for listing to the company who built the o rings for the solid rocket boosters that begged nasa not to luanch in freezin temperatures. we will remember this and the crew, till the days of mars.


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