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Challenger Explodes

1986 CNN broadcast  
 
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Thadumas (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Once the lower attachment strut on the side rocket failed, it swiveled. It poked a hole in the giant center fuel tank and smashed against the shuttle. There was no explosion. High speed air tore everything apart once the whole assembly got pointed just a little in the wrong direction. The astronauts were alive for a 2-minute free-fall to the water below.
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The rockets on the side are put together like 6 beer cans stacked one atop the other. Where the cans meet, fancy rubber rings are intended to contain the hellfire raging inside. NASA knew it was too cold to launch that day, but the President was there, and they wanted to make him happy. The cold made the rubber stiff. The moment they lifted off, the fire burned through one of the rubber rings, and began to melt the part that connected the bottom of one of the rockets to the fat, center tank.
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Applemask (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Horror, live.
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psymanonono (2 months ago) Show Hide
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it looks like the shuttle gave up the moment they reach the sound barrier. Allways check all your screws!!
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keep in mind the commentator was looking at a screen of data
that was delayed several seconds and not watching the actual flight. He is selected to be calm and professional,
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