Looking back on Space Shuttle Challenger, 40 years later
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A reflection on the Jan. 12, 1986, launch of Space Shuttle Columbia’s STS-61-C mission, published on the Challenger anniversary.
This week marks 40 years since the Challenger disaster, a heartbreaking moment that unfolded just 73 seconds after liftoff, capturing the attention of millions across the nation.
News conferences and other events have been set for the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-110, the 109th launch in the Shuttle program. Mission STS-110 will launch between 2 – 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 4. The exact launch time will be ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On November 22, 1989, the space shuttle Discovery launched on mission STS-33. It lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and up into the dark of night. This was the third nighttime launch ...
Former astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts to create a definitive oral history of the space shuttle program. Edited by Tom Jones In his new book Space Shuttle Stories, former space shuttle astronaut Tom Jones compiled the ...
Amateur astronomer Tony Hoffman of New York City took this long-exposure photo of the shuttle Discovery (right light line) and International Space Station as they flew over Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY on March 7, 2011 during the STS-133 mission ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA astronaut Story Musgrave moves about in space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay ...
1. The previous attempt was a "botched launch". A sensor problem was detected in one of a quad-redundant sensor which wouldn't have been used in the flight anyway.<BR><BR>2. The hydrogen fuel low level sensor is a critical component. <BR>It's a secondary ...