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Challenger Disaster Live on CNN

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January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes on its 10th flight during mission STS-51-L. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and was actually the result of rapid deceleration and not combustion of fuel. CNN was the only national news station to broadcast the mission live, so thus what you are witnessing on this video is the only coverage of the disaster as it happened when it did. Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the launch live, while 85% of Americans heard of the news within 1 hour of the event. According to a study, only 2 other times in history up to that point had news of an event disseminated so fast - the first being the announcement of JFK's assassination in 1963, the second being news spread among students at Kent State regarding the news of FDR's death in 1945. It has been estimated at the time that nearly 48% of 9-13 year olds witnessed the event in their classrooms, as McAuliffe was in the spotlight. The 25th Space Shuttle mission altered the history of manned space exploration and represented the first loss of an American crew during a space mission (Apollo 1 was during a training exercise). Christa McAuliffe was slated to be the first teacher in space for the Teacher in Space Program. As her maximum altitude was ~65,000ft (12.31 miles), she never made it to space. That title was given to Barbara Morgan of STS-118 aboard the shuttle Endeavour in August 2007, 22 and a half years after the Challenger Disaster. Morgan served as McAuliffe's backup during STS-51-L. As Morgan is now part of the Educator in Space Program, she will be credited as the first "educator" in space, to distinguish her from McAuliffe. Aboard Challenger during STS-51-L: Francis "Dick" Scobee (Commander) Michael Smith (Pilot) Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist) Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist) Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist) Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist) Sharon Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist - Teacher in Space)

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: Deltaforce5000tm

Length: 02:23
Rating: 4.82
Views: 567456

Tags: 1986  challenger  cnn  disaster  explosion  kennedy  liftoff  live  mcauliffe  nasa  regan  shuttle  space  sts-51-l  

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thepowerhouse4u (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I understand your point but what is the mission control operative supposed to say and how to say it?
stingray666 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
yeah, obviously a major malfunction... Everyone sounds oblivious, I guess you don't fully understand the severity of something as its happening.
safetychoice (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thank you for your reply. I didn't think anyone would notice. It was a long time ago and I suppose we should let sleeping dogs lie. But I was pretty angry and disgusted about it at the time and I still am. I know what happened because I saw the original videos in slo-mo before NASA seized them.
davefgranger (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's depressing how unemotional they seem to be about it. Obviously a major malfunction?!
RoxxieT (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Check your facts - it was a failure of the o ring seal on the solid rocket boosters. The resulting flame caused the external tank to explode.
Jarnoparoni (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Du bist ein großes Arschloch - du Depp!
suzief55 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
we had 2 watch a video about it in school and a black cic said why were they crying? when she was all hippy
xjellyx3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Ugh. People saying 'Happy New Year! Nice firework!' They died! Show more respect!
LaDesOrdena (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hahahahaha This Is The First Time I Ask Myself That Question Too
safetychoice (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The shuttle Challenger blew up as a result of a leak in the external liquid fuel tank. The leak was between the oxygen and hydrogen tanks. Hydrogen, and probably oxygen, flowed back along the outer surface to the rear of the tank where it ignited. The flame propagated forward through the boundary layer until it reached the crack where a large amount of hydrogen and oxygen had leaked out. The resulting explosion destroyed the shuttle.


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