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Remembering the Challenger Disaster. On January 28, 1986, the tenth mission of the space shuttle Challenger ended in tragic disaster. We remember the seven astronauts who lost their lives that day, including Christa McAuliffe, who was chosen by NASA to pioneer its Teacher in Space program.
NASA managers green-lighted the launch. The O-rings starting failing immediately as The Challenger was lifting off, causing this plume of grey smoke : At 58 seconds, flaming gas is seen escaping the right SRB : At 73 seconds, the liquid hydrogen tank was breached and the shuttle exploded.