Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

January 28, 1986 · Off Cape Canaveral, Florida

The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch, killing its seven crew members, among them teacher Christa McAuliffe. A failed O-ring seal in a booster was the cause.

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United States
NASA

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Deaths	7

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