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Challenger Disaster
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Challenger Disaster the accident in which the US space shuttle
Challenger was destroyed on takeoff in January 1986, exploding in mid-air and killing all seven astronauts on board (the crew members included a science teacher who had won a national competition to participate, and who had been going to give a lesson from space to her class). Shuttle missions were subsequently suspended until September 1988, while more rigorous safety systems were instituted.
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Challenger
Book article from: Space Sciences
Challenger Challenger was one of five National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA...problem with a solid rocket booster led to an explosion that destroyed Challenger and killed its seven crewmembers. The disaster and resulting investigation...
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Challenger Expedition
Book article from: World of Earth Science
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Challenger 7
Book article from: Space Sciences
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Challenger Disaster
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CHALLENGER DISASTER CHALLENGER DISASTER. Perhaps no tragedy since the assassination of President...the American public as did the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on 28 January 1986, which killed its seven-member crew. The...
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Challenger expedition
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Challenger expedition British oceanographic expedition...sailed in the converted 18-gun corvette Challenger, the first vessel specifically equipped...record 26,900-ft (8,200-m) Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench; the discovery...
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