Challenger Columbia Space Shuttle Disasters
The disaster that occurred with space shuttle challenger remains one of the worst space disasters in nasas history and it led to the deaths of all the crew members present on board.
Challenger columbia space shuttle disasters. Nasas space shuttle challenger accident was a devastating tragedy that killed seven astronauts and shocked the world on jan. Later studies revealed that the crew were probably alive during this time. Space shuttle challenger accident investigation 1986 duration. Mrely 73 seconds after the launch the shuttle burst into flames and started hurtling down towards the earth.
The space shuttle columbia orbiter vehicle designation. Final descent bbc duration. It launched for the first time on mission sts 1 on april 12 1981 the first flight of the space shuttle programserving for over 22 years it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re entry near the end of its 28th mission sts 107 on february 1 2003. Space shuttle columbia disaster video x plane 11 duration.
Space shuttle columbia disaster pt 2. The columbia disaster directly led to the retirement of the. The crew consisted of five nasa astronauts one payload specialist and a civilian schoolteacher. Spacex crew dragon launch docking and returns to earth from iss international space.
The space shuttle columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on february 1 2003 when the space shuttle columbia ov 102 disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere killing all seven crew membersthe disaster was the second fatal accident in the space shuttle program after the 1986 breakup of challenger soon after liftoff. The columbia mission was the second space shuttle disaster after challenger which saw a catastrophic failure during launch in 1986. Space shuttle challenger accident investigation 1986 duration. Killed in the accident were challenger commander dick scobee.