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Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1986 |
Time: | 16:39:13 UTC |
Type: | Rockwell Space Shuttle Challenger |
Owner/operator: | NASA |
Registration: | OV-099 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Off the Florida coast, Atlantic Ocean -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | LC39A, Cape Canaveral, Fl |
Destination airport: | KTTS Titusville, FL |
Narrative:During mission STS-51L, at about T+73 seconds, the left SRB suffered a o-ring failure that caused hot gas to burn through the strut holding it in place. The SRB hit the LOX tank, causing an explosion that destroyed the orbiter.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Dec-2020 14:05 |
ErinBensen |
Added |
27-Oct-2023 07:38 |
TenAvsafe |
Updated |
30-Nov-2023 17:13 |
Anon. |
Updated [Category, ] |
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