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Space Shuttle Challenger explodes

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.

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OTD in space - January 28: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after launch

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Looking back on the Space Shuttle Challenger, 40 years later

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Challenger disaster 40 years later

The diverse 7-member crew included a teacher who was going to teach lessons from space.

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40 years since Challenger explosion: What did NASA learn from the disaster?

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Akron native, astronauts honored on 40th anniversary of Challenger explosion

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Challenger disaster: Lessons in safety and vigilance 40 years later

According to Richard Feynman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who served on the Rogers Commission — the commission that investigated the tragic event — the accident didn’t have to happen.

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Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

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Challenger disaster at 40: How a shuttle explosion changed NASA forever

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Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) Datapack

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter, the champion of the shuttle fleet.

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After Challenger, how Shuttle C was meant to turn the Space Shuttle into a heavy lift cargo system

In the aftermath of Challenger, NASA explored Shuttle C, an uncrewed cargo launcher built from the space shuttle’s own hardware. This video explains how the project promised cheaper heavy lift missions to the Moon and beyond,