Space shuttle Challenger - the first space tourist disaster-BBC Science & Nature

[xtremetom180]

really informative and interesting

[shellybirdy]

brilliant video

[robo9hobo]

LOL

[pureair23]

C'mon really ? Tourist. Try American Hero, she did what any of us would have killed to be in her place. HERO ! nuff said

[PhantomMana]

FAIL

[yikespuppy321]

so horrible... :(

[MissLuvMovies]

This was so tragic I cried when I first saw it. To think of those people on that shuttle that should never have died. That teacher was so enthusiastic about her job and all of the others there. Truly awful.

[plutoend99]

what a fucking failure...

[dreadcrozz]

it was rigged to blow up by the government... to stop and kill the dream of space travel for regular people.. so as to prevent us from knowing the truth about life from outter space...

[Th1sWasATriumph]

I don't think it worked, considering the amount of exploration that's taken place since.

[elpaisa1629]

@Brentsey i think u need to go get some help...

[Danelawz]

@Brentsey

Get the fuck outta internet.

[technodude221]

thats sad......

[onstageagain]

This could have been prevented... just the night before the launch, concerns were expressed because of the weather freezing this seal that broke and caused this tragedy ...

[ti994apc]

The Shuttle is extremely dangerous and expensive. Solid rocket fuel is a bad idea with people are involved. There is no real escape system. The ironic thing is the falcon9 rocket by spaceX would by fare not only be the safest man rated rocket but one of the lowest cost rockets as well.

[tonapu]

did anyone notice the big eye at minute 1:00. it is one eye and maybe half a face.

[dessertfoxx]

did they died?

[predatortheme]

@dessertfoxx

nope, they did a tea party up there

[b4sshunt3rgg]

did someone told her to dont touch anything?

[predatortheme]

@b4sshunt3rgg

dude

the launch sts 51-l was so often delayed, she wasnt sitting in the(cockpit she sited in the second floor its under the cockpit(well if the shuttle stands on its heatshield) so the O ring was frozen this day, causing that it didnt stretch like it was supposed to be during the high pressure of the burning solid fuel, and that causind it to vent hot gas into one of the connections to the fuel tank, causing it to smahs into the fuel and exploding itself ,

[b4sshunt3rgg]

@predatortheme

it was a joke dude lol, you don't need to tell me these things, i'm the dude who makes these rockets. :B

[predatortheme]

@b4sshunt3rgg

how?

are you aerospace engineer ?

[RAWRx333xP]

Its very sad. i think the explosion would of caused more trouble if it wasnt on air.

[MacPr0xnxx0]

exactly 24 years ago wow so sad what caused the explosion?

[CowboyDiplomacy]

Frozen O ring in one of the rockets if I remember correctly.

[7BeAsT9]

I was amazed about what that explosion made on sky. It looks like scorpion creature :)

[jizzaster]

The guy being interviewed at 0:37 is nearly laughing about the death of Christa McAuliffe.

WTF?!

[osallent]

This is a little offensive!

President Reagan asked for a teacher to be selected, and Crista was selected out of more than 10,000 applicants to represent the average American in space.

She was not a tourist, she didn't pay to be selected. She did not go to sight see. She was supposed to teach several science lessons to educate the average American about space.

[MillOfBill]

osallent, I do not understand why you got thumbs down for your comment. As I see it you hit the mark.

[dudestr5552]

@osallent If I'm not mistaken, NASA had "linked up" several classrooms across the nation (in a predecessor to "video teleconferencing") and were planning on having Ms. McAuliffe teach science lessons from space, right?

[osallent]

@dudestr5552 You are correct sir. She was supposed to give televised science lessons from space to classrooms across the nation.

[imaginacion2009]

man can't see the beauty of open space universe because he is trap in his own imagination

[hilltop530]

I would no doubt go if I had a chance. Live or die it's worth the attempt.

[tdjocky]

I saw the video of her parents reaction as they watched her die...will never forget it

[serisho]

that would suck....

[JohnLenardWalson]

MUST WATCH IN high quality YOUR TUBE OPTION QUALITY

[Stewster1993]

lol female driver

[djsumowax]

To smithereens!

[ArsenalGuy94]

Holy Shit!!!!

[MilligusPrime]

The fact that she was not an astronaut had nothing to do with the disaster. She was one of many applicants for a "Teacher in Space" program, and the runner-up actually became an astronaut and recently flew on a space mission. This was less about tourism and more about learning. I grew up close to her, and am close in age to her children. Watching this live on television will forever be seared into my memory.

[mexicanbear253]

you gre up close to her? right....

[MilligusPrime]

I'm not sure why that's unbelievable? In school we often took class trips to the planetarium named for her in the city where she lived and taught.

[mexicanbear253]

i thought you grew up close to her??

how could you attend planetariums named after her while in school? your 28 and im sure she was older than that. so in order for you to visit said planetarium you would probably had to bee very young.

[MilligusPrime]

Geographically close. Look up; I said I'm close in age to her kids. I'm not tight with the family.

[Timotay]

bet she regrets that xD

dont thumbs down me btw, theres no point, i dont care wat you think

[Twinkette792]

if you dont care why the hell say dont thumbs down u? :S RETARD!

[Heliosx15005]

damn

[CCITJohnson]

luv u bbc

[CCITJohnson]

cool