NASA Full Launch - STS 51L - Challenger Explodes [1986]

[gamefreak1238]

My teacher showed us this sad

[tehohnlychief]

@goofyRs no im being serious i do believe you.

[ethan199303]

Don't forget. He said "obviously" a major malfunction not "we have"

[tevans13sac]

skip to 1:21 for the explosion

[hnvs2001]

Can u guys see the smoke after 2s when it lift off?

[gamefreak1238]

@hnvs2001 there was a peace that was frozen and fell off that made the rocket blew up if you watched the original one it show you what actually happened that caused this

[f34543ownsrunescape]

The guy that says major malfunction he wasn't looking at the space shuttle launch, he was looking at the power outage on the computer dont blame the guy!

[GoofyRs]

that was my teachers teacher im not even bullshiting she told us

[tehohnlychief]

@GoofyRs for some strange reason i believe this.

[GoofyRs]

@tehohnlychief its true because she was the first teacher to ever be on a space shuttle we were watching the shuttle that was supposed to come around the world then my teacher asked who heard of this and then she said the whole school was watching the launch (back then) and then they were cheering and then the shuttle exploded

[GoofyRs]

@tehohnlychief Her name was Christa McAuliffe

[TheBionicleboy2010]

It covers the vehicle at 1:21.

[Thejuniboy51]

"We Have A Major Mal Functioning...." No shit!

[marktimmer2212]

terrible to watch

RIP

[tlages]

Challenger didn't explode. Cmon seriously.

[Hubieee]

@tlages well at least it did... when the fuel ignited at the joint venture due to the fault of the o-ring it melted the connection between the SRB and the external tank. Thus the SRB accelerated its top into the upper section of the tank leading to the inital ignitition of a few thousand pounds of fuel azap... The tank is part of the shuttle until its blown off near the orbit... otherwise the main engine of the shuttle couldnt work and the shuttle couldnt maintain its speed up to 24000 km/h. gn8

[Pentdad]

@Hubieee Which part is the crew cockpit that fell to Earth? I see a few things falling down in this video. Second, what was the bizarre UFO at the end? Just a plane?

[iSkate7104]

what caused the explosion by the way?

[sokena]

@iSkate7104 malfunction ,i saw the movie was great

i recognized words like challenge titan any power make explosion titanic they have to call discovery god the greatest

like such humble words

[renecrod3]

@iSkate7104 Faulty O-Rings

[X2JQ3X]

this is the worst thing that can ever happen im feel so bad for their family and them because scientist say that some if them actually still were alive during the explosion and died because they drowned and it's so sad

[Futurecop2012]

CHECK OUT "UFO Disclosure, Revelations & the 2012 Connection" ON

YOUTUBE This is a compilation of evidence revealed by former military personnel,

astronauts, politicians, American presidents. This contains credible aired news

UFO footage. The compilation reveals knowledge of life beyond Earth + the current

ongoing presence and initiated contact which has being hidden from the public for

over 50 years + more.

[iSkate7104]

@Futurecop2012 hey fail pig this has nothing to do with the Challenger disaster. Spam something else faggot

[Futurecop2012]

@iSkate7104 It has more to do with it then you know

[iSkate7104]

@Futurecop2012 because UFO discoveries and revelations and 2012 have a lot to deal with a Shuttle blowing up how? You're the example of why cops are just filled with arrogance and ignorance. Take your stupidity somewhere else. Nobody gives a fuck about what former personnel have to say about UFO sitings

[Futurecop2012]

@iSkate7104 I understand you'r frustrations, believe me I chose to post on this video for a specific reason, the reason would become available to you once you opened your mind and learned more about reality, at this point you are immature and lash out irrationally so I will only reply this one time as I will not waste my time, you can ignore and filter information as much as you like, but non the less it has been made available for you, once you learn about the truth you will see the connection

[Futurecop2012]

@iSkate7104 to this video

[Futurecop2012]

@iSkate7104 As a reply to your aimless anger, many people care about what other people provide, especially when it deals with important issues which you are completely unaware of as a result of your inability to focus your mind in a positive way, sadly. You can attack the messenger all you want, you can lash our and hate until the cows arrive at the barn, but that will leave you empty handed, and you will have not done any good and after all the message will not change based on your opinion

[Futurecop2012]

@iSkate7104 and neither will the facts, evidence and truth be changes as a result of your baseless misguided opinion, have a lovely day

[Futurecop2012]

@iSkate7104 Here is some food for thought, not too long ago people were killed for attempting to teach those who thought the Earth was flat that it was truly round, this is very much the same as you are in comparison the religious lunatic of the past who attacked the scientists and their new discoveries, it doesn't have to be this way, you don't have to remain in ignorance and anger, that is your choice, you can be wise and kind, you can't rewind in time, but you can open your heart and mind ;)

[iSkate7104]

@Futurecop2012 dude....have you ever spoke to yourself? You're talking out of your. Ass now your going about how the earth is flat has nothing to do with a disaster!! PLEASE JUST PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE fall off the earth and die!! I'm smelling a lot of shit which clearly means your talking out of your ass.

[RomelioSanzz]

Which was at 3:44??? an UFO???

[2011LEGOFAN]

@RomelioSanzz It was a piece of wreckage from the Challenger.

[FlyBoyGrounded]

I was more angry than sad at the time. What a waste and so unnecessary to take the risks that caused the failure. I'm complete with this now after writing a song I'd like to share. it's 25 years old but this is the first time I've had a really relevant reason for releasing it on the public. Please take the time to have a listen on my YouTube channel.

[joshb202007]

@BoarderX47 why dont you go shove a dick up your ass. Fuck off ass clown. I was first on vid that day and commented, think that in itself shows the first comment isnt all i care about. Go hang yourself

[gRapefruit998]

a second grade teacher was on that. she was very brave think of the kids who saw their teacher die. :(

[feanor921]

:( rip

[joshb202007]

First comment on anniversary.

[BoarderX47]

@joshb202007 Is that all you care about? Having the first comment on this video on the anniversary of this national tragedy?

[uman43]

I can imagine that it takes minutes to explode of a shuttle that cost billion of dollars but it took many years to do research and develop such a sophisticated shuttle system. It turns into ball of fires and took so many innocent lives.

[MikeAM78]

I remember watching this on TV in my 1st grade class. It's especially hard to watch once you learn that the common belief among the experts is that the crew survived the initial explosion and were still alive until the command section impacted the ocean. Hard to believe next year is the 25th anniversary.

[wannabehendrix]

@MikeAM78 I remember reading that. I was in college when it happened. You are right. The preliminary thought was that the crew may have survived the initial explosion. What many people seem to have forgotten was that weeks later recovery crews found a good portion of the wreckage. Sadly, Commander Scobbee's flight helmet was found with a massive hole in it. Truly a tragedy I feel to this day.

[ipi223]

i was 6 or 7 at the time and i think its the first time i was speechless

[SoniaAndSonicJunior]

omg when i first saw this i crie

[sCeNeMuTt]

Where was the second explosion?... there were two explosions.

[bobmuffins]

"Obviously a major malfunction"

NO SHIT, IT JUST BLEW UP

[Postie218]

@bobmuffins The ground crew has to remain calm and is trained NOT to go off yelling or panicking. Remain calm, watch the instruments, and focus on the job. If, the shuttle had properly separated from the EFT, the ground crews would need to be ready to help with the return of the ship. Everyone knew what had happened, they were hoping to be able to recover.

[aimhigh59]

@Postie218 The ship could have never returned with the SRB's coming off at 73 sec. They did not have the energy.

[Postie218]

@aimhigh59 Yes, very true, but at the very moment things are falling apart it's hard to tell what was happening. I suspect, the controllers held onto any hope they could. Just a thought, have you read Mike Mullane's book "Riding Rockets" ? He goes into some detail about Challenger.

[aimhigh59]

@Postie218 Exactly right ! They held onto hope... I have not read Mullane's book but have met him. I cant tell you why they decided to launch but know the process very well. I spent 32 months rebuilding both Challenger and Columbia's crew module's. The astronauts came and went and at most spent a week looking at things. I dont know what he said in his book.

[mynameisalexyu]

dam imagining flying down nothing to stop and just die freaking scary

[lovebug34ful]

@mynameisalexyu

they dident come down only ther ases

[JADEAV]

Yeah I remember that one when I was a senior of high school,watched the NEWS,thought it was fake,but not! I felt bad for those 7 people that lost their lives to pieaces in the beautiful sky!! I think the people didn't check and fix it before it happened!! Lousey job and killed them all....Poor students,friends and families who watched it!

[WorldWarTwoFanatic]

2:05;" WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR MALFUNCTION?! " - Full Metal Jacket

[Yoville14funnies]

this is so stupid. if the people knew in the first place that it had the peice, broken, what were they doing sending them off on it?its the space peoples fault. that was so sad! it was just like bam! stupid ppl not fixing the plane. i saw another one of these. The ppl were all clappin and happy when they exploded it wasnt so good then? there was a teacher in that thing. all her students were watching and her family and many other teachers. go back to school you stupid space ppl. UR FAULT!!!!

[mach25man]

@Yoville14funnies Get real son. Do you really think Nasa knew something was broken and launched anyway ? Yea, they just said we will try anyhow. That makes a lot of sense does'nt it ?

[AtheistInFoxhole]

@mach25man Actually, that is almost exactly what happened. Several of the engineers who worked on the Shuttles adamantly told their successors not to launch that day because of air temperatures in the low 30's Fahrenheit; when the weather's that cold, the O-rings that seal the joints in the SRBs become brittle and lose their shape, which can allow gases to escape and an explosion to occur. Their superiors ignored them because the launch had already been severely delayed.

[mach25man]

@AtheistInFoxhole Your talking about a Morton Thiokol engineer involved in the SRB joint design that had an in house conversation with his Mgt. in Utah. He could not prove his suspicians at that time. He didnt work directly on the shuttle stack.

[knightryderrwn]

@mach25man,

Not exactly true. There WERE Thiokol engineers in Florida, who worked directly on the Shuttle stack - and they voted against the launch, but were overruled by their superiors in Utah.

" I was at Marshall Space Flight Center earlier in the week on some negotiations for a subsequent contract, and had went down to Kennedy on, I believe it was, the Thursday before the launch." - this is a direct quote from Allen McDonald, Manager, SRB project.

[mach25man]

@AtheistInFoxhole No one in Florida even knew this conversation took place in Utah until after the accident investigation. Morton Thiokol voted to launch from Utah. JSC voted to launch from Houston. The crew voted to launch from KSC. So they launched and made a mistake. But there were several other factors that made this happen, not just the cold weather.

[knightryderrwn]

@mach25man,

To an extent, Yoville14funnies is right - the engineers KNEW that the SRB O-rings would not function after exposure to the type of cold they were exposed to prior to the launch - they had developed (again) a case of "Go Fever" -wanting to "fly out that damned manifest" (a direct quote from a NASA manager from a book called "Challenger, a Major Malfunction"). There was a lot of pressure on NASA administration to attempt this launch on January 28.

[sbmrunning]

that guys voice is so galvanized into my head ! "ONE MINUTE 15 SECONDS VELOCITY 29 HUNDRED FEET PER SECOND ALTITUDE 9 NAUTICAL MILES DOWNRANGE DISTANCE 7 NAUTICAL MILES"........."OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR MALFUNCTION !.............WE HAVE NO DOWNLINK !........." after doing his job, this guy probably went home and cried with his family........this was just too hard on rational people........well done to this man !

[Yoville14funnies]

@sbmrunning I KNOW! It was so sad. and its the space ppls fault, not the ones in the ship, the ones talking. They KNEW it was broken. WHY NOT FIX IT!?

[statefairshows]

i hope all those ppl who died are with god now

[FactualTruthProvider]

@statefairshows They aren't, because he doesn't exist. And neither do they.

[Thek213]

@FactualTruthProvider People who died don't exist?

[FactualTruthProvider]

@Thek213 ER...yes. You know, that's sort of what 'dead' means. No longer in existence. Wormfood. Get it?

[Thek213]

@FactualTruthProvider To "exist" is "to have reality or to have a state of being;" and so in your opinion dead people aren't real?

And, as an extension, there are no dead people?

[FactualTruthProvider]

@Thek213 Are you really this stupid or are you an excellent troll? Last time: if someone dies, they no longer exist. Their body might exist, but that is now a rotting pile of flesh. They are dead. The person does not exist. A child can understand this, why are you having a problem?

[Thek213]

@FactualTruthProvider u mad

Food for thought: There is no William Shakespeare.

[FactualTruthProvider]

@Thek213 Yes, well done, you're finally getting it. I'm assuming you're talking about the famous playwright who died four centuries ago. He, indeed, no longer exists. This is officially the most insane conversation I have ever had on YT, which is saying something. WEll done.

[Thek213]

@FactualTruthProvider lolumad!

Feasts?

[littelG333]

@FactualTruthProvideri know him, Hes not a troll, but good thing you still gave him the answer tho lol, hes kinda coo-coo in the head.

[statefairshows]

you ahole god is real, but if you dont believe in him, that's fine.

[flyvid]

Maybe they were heroes, maybe they weren't, I think it doesn't really matter. What they definitely were, is brave men and women, because I think, that they knew, that the cold temperatures could've influenced the flight safety, but they didn't protest and launched anyway. That is brave - in a good way.

[ac23AQ]

Great, on my birthday. Im really 16, born in 94' but just tell people online im 40. Well its better than being born on 9/11

[FunnyVideoCollector]

Heros because they got on a rocket that can kill them they could get stranded in space with noone to help them. if they wanted they could of had normal jobs but they died for science instead. it exploded because they launched it when it was frozen even though the head engineers recomended not to lauch it.

[Timsierramist]

Maybe the dictionary will assist you and others in making a good decision of whether or not these astronauts were heros...

noun, plural -roes;

a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.

Seems to fit the bill to me, personally...

[10trev]

that was pretty cool but R.I.P. for the guy in it

[John19182004]

what guy? u mean all SEVEN men and women?

[patblarson]

As if there was just one.

[defenderoFreedom]

"we have no downlink.."

kinda hard to connect with something thats not there. lol...oops this is no laughing matter

[ffuuuucccckk]

what happened ?? something wrong with the Shuttle??

[TMan7997]

yes

[beefy172]

please explain to me how these people are heroes. i would really like to hear your reason along with your definition of a hero.

[theseamonkeysass]

I see them as being more "victims of a tragedy" than "heros"

[Sergionewyork]

THEY ARE HEROS.... THEY DIED FOR OUR FUTURE ..... ! knowing is controlling

[Timsierramist]

After reading a definition of a hero from the dictionary, I feel they were Hero's as well.

noun, plural -roes;

a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.

[MrNicholasHaynie]

they didnt really do anything though.

[Timsierramist]

Neither did Joan of Arc. She just rode around troops in shiny armor before battles. But she inspired many and is dubbed a hero.

[batfly]

What was the flying by at 3:19 ???

[2011LEGOFAN]

@batfly A bird.

[cuteitgdancer]

O_O how can they possibly keep talking normal after the shuttle completely exploded in front of their eyes?! "Obviously there's been a mayor malfunction, over." GOSH! no reaction at all O_O

[AtheistInFoxhole]

It's their job to maintain calm like that. At NASA, every person is trained to understand that space travel is very risky and that death is around every corner, and you have to be prepared for that. The explosion was certainly very shocking and very sad, but the ground staff has to remain composed to handle the situation in an appropriate manner--panicking would do no good.

[UdallIn72]

@AtheistInFoxhole

It's also important to keep in mind that even though it was obvious that something terrible had happened, it was not immediately clear that the orbiter hadn't escaped intact.

While there was still some chance of saving the crew and orbiter, the controllers COULDN'T just stop and panic.

And then, of course, once it became clear that the vehicle had "exploded," they had to immediately start to work logging all their data and figuring out why.

[jeannottessy]

@AtheistInFoxhole

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE TRUTH GO AND SEE THIS SITE

//patrick.delsaut.perso.neuf.f­­­r/extra-terrestres_amis_et_e­n­n­emis.html

GO TO THE NUMBER 42 AND YOU WILL KNOW

[jksonny]

At around 2:30, is that the crew cabin?

[jksonny]

I've heard different accounts regarding the crew cabin. Is it true it was found relatively intact and that all or some of the bodies were recovered? Also, I've heard some speculate that the crew would have been conscious of what was happening for a long period before hitting the water while others claim this was not possible (based on NASA's oxygen readings or something like that). Do you know anything about that? Thanks!

[AtheistInFoxhole]

@jksonny: Nobody really knows for sure. If the crew cabin was able to maintain its pressure after the breakup, then it's possible some of the crew might have survived and been conscious until hitting the water--but whether the cabin stayed pressurized has never been determined. It's fairly certain, though, that the breakup didn't kill the astronauts, and that they were at least conscious for a few seconds afterwards.

[jksonny]

Thank you; very interersting.

[stampede122]

i actully saw a video in my jrotc class and it said that the cabin was indeed intact

[jksonny]

That's what I've been hearing for years. If that's the case, I wish NASA would release the information/photos; not out of morbid curiosity, just to know what happened. We, the tax payers, pay for the program, after all.

[stampede122]

i second that

[jksonny]

I understand that the images/story may be disturbing and not releasing the details out of respect for the astronauts and their families. But it's been 22 years now and Americans have seen plenty of tragedies in the meantime; 9-11, the release of all the Pres. Kennedy images/info, the Shuttle Columbia disaster, etc. I think we can handle it.

[stampede122]

i defenly agree

[ic0lh1b00]

How would seeing pictures of the cabin alter your view of what happened? Didn't the CAIB report cover everything?

[jksonny]

Part of it is just morbid curiosity, I guess. But I'd also like a better idea of the condition of the crew cabin and the crew. I've heard a lot of different reports as to their condition.

[Tommyr]

When the cabin hit the water it was like hitting concrete. No one could ever survive that. Period. End of discussion.

[Timsierramist]

Common Knowledge.

[GoldGalaxyMusic]

death is a horrible thing to watch god help the other astronauts that are going to space

[StrokeIsJoke]

how can there be a god ? if theres space travel ?

science or religion, u choose

[hatrickp]

That is quite possibly the most ridiculous argument I've ever seen. Ever.

[TonysFlows]

i agree

[133Daddy]

According to a documentary on the Discovery Channel, the astronauts survived the explosion and were alive falling towards the earth, this comment was made by NASA officials in the documentary - apparently they could tell by monitoring their suits.

[peekboo3]

no they didn't FRANCIS "DICK" SCOBEE was an astronaut on this mission and he didn't sirviv

[sdnmans]

no-one could have survived because:

a) the f'n thing blew up

b) they were stuck inside

c) how the hell could they get out?

[don312000]

Actually it wasn't technically an explosion; the ET ruptured and the fuel and O2 inside ignited. Challenger broke up due to stress; the crew module broke away intact and it was proven by the fact that some emergency air bottles onboard had been used that at least some crew members were still alive until the crew module hit the water. If they'd had pressure suits and parachutes like they do now, it's possible they could have bailed out and survived.

[sdnmans]

true....ok lets stop arguing over dead ppl.

[lucyruthiecamden]

i love that... the dispatcher says "obviously a major malfunction" at about 2:02

DUH! it's exploded!

i feel bad though. did you know that Christa McAuliffe's son and his whole class there to watch the shuttle? that must have been very traumatic for the kid.

[tamagotchiprincess2]

*sigh* we learned about christa in school.... we are going on the challenger mission feild trip tomarrow! (dec. 16th)

[hitthekey]

because of cold weather shrunk the matirial on the booster rockets and cause a hole heat reached the hole and bang....

[phil2345456]

why didn't they listen to the call last night?

By the way before the launch there was a guy from the rocket lab. they told NASA to postpone the flight AGAIN, but because no disaster hppened and they were confident that it will never happen it EXPLODED killing 7.............WHY!!!

[Jordaxe12]

Astronauts know the risk that every time they step into that shuttle. they know what could go wrong, they know the results of failures, and they know there life's could be lost. Astronauts are willing to live with the dangers of spaceflight in order to do what they want to do and so many others want to do.

[jacko39]

:-(

[crypto457]

well at least they got off their asses and actually trying to go into space and land on the moon for real and we all now know it is useless those are just glorifyed missles only made to explode

[JonRDow]

Very very upseting