FAS Homepage | Space Policy | Index | Search | Join FAS 51-L The Challenger Accident On January 28, 1986 America was shocked by the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, and the death of its seven crew members. A decade after this national tragedy, the World Wide Web hosts a variety of resources reviewed at this Challenger Accident homepage, created by the Space Policy Project of the ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Information on the STS-51L/Challenger Accident NASA Sites STS-51L Challenger Mission Profile. Sequence of Major Events of the Challenger Accident. Image library of the STS-51L Challenger mission at Johnson Space Center. Movie clips of the STS-51L Challenger mission, from the Kennedy Space Center. Press Kit: this pre-launch document has been scanned ...

Welcome! THE CHALLENGER DISASTER 10 Years Later INDEX CHALLENGER, TEN YEARS LATER Ten years ago seven brave Americans died as they reached for the stars. Today their families make sure the mission continues. BACK INTO SPACE A decade after Challenger, America steps boldly back into space. CHRISTA, IN HER OWN WORDS Images and Interviews. LIFE IN SPACE (55 COVERS) A collection of LIFE covers ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Crew of the Challenger Shuttle Mission in 1986 The Challenger shuttle crew, of seven astronauts--including the specialties of pilot, aerospace engineers, and scientists-- died tragically in the explosion of their spacecraft during the launch of STS-51-L from the Kennedy Space Center about 11:40 a.m., EST, on January 28, 1986. The explosion ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Policy and Plans NASA History Office Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident June 6th, 1986 Washington, D.C. . + . Report to the President IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident June 1987 Table of Contents Updated: May 18, 2001.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Editorial Note: This is a transcript of the Challenger operational recorder voice tape. It reveals the comments of Commander Francis R.Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialist 1 Ellison S. Onizuka, and Mission Specialist 2 Judith A. Resnik for the period of T-2:05 prior to launch through approximately T+73 seconds when loss of all data ...