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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

Short History Of... by Noiser

Jul 12, 202652:45Society & Culture

In 1986, seven astronauts boarded Space Shuttle Challenger for what was meant to be a routine tenth flight of the orbiter. Seventy-three seconds after lift-off, the shuttle broke apart in front of millions of viewers, in...

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