


#Nasa space shuttle explosion 1986 tv
The tragedy unfolded on live TV with millions watching. All seven astronauts on board died after the craft broke up during its. Here's how the Challenger accident occurred. The seven astronauts killed included a high school. The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after takeoff, killing all the astronauts on board. Unseen footage emerges of 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster after family unwittingly film explosion while on vacation. 28, 1986, NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded after liftoff, killing seven astronauts and shocking the world.

But in a televised address to the American people, President Reagan stressed that the space programme would go ahead.Ī spellbound nation watched with high expectations as Challenger lifted cleanly off the launch pad at 11.38am, trailing the normal blazing geyser of fire behind it. The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986. Note: Today is the 30th anniversary of the loss of the space shuttle Challenger. Nasa said last night that it had suspended operations of the shuttle indefinitely, pending the findings of a board of inquiry. On the morning of January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched for the 10th time, beginning mission STS-51-L. From the archives: NASAs resistance to probabilistic risk analysis.
