What NASA should have done was replace the right solid rocket booster with a new one, and maybe Challenger wouldn't have exploded after liftoff, or waited until the weather was warmer to launch.
Man, it's so sad. I was only 2 1/2, so I was too young to remember such a thing, but it still hits me just the same. I'll bet there wasn't a space shuttle liftoff after this that didn't have these images running through their mind hoping it didn't happen again. Did the voice at 1:39-40 say, "We have a problem?"
@deathrooster14 Thanks for the description. No matter how many times I have seen this from different angles, it is always difficult to watch. You're right, they should hav cancelled the flight for sure.
@IwshIcldstrtover No, the problem was a damaged O ring on the right SRB which caused a heat build up that destroyed the structural supports. The Right SRB then careened into the fuel tank, causing the explosion. The O ring problem was due to cold weather. They postponed the launch 3 times. They should have cancelled it.
didn't they know something was wrong weeks before the launch? and they just pushed it aside. Something like that
Yesitis808 6 days ago
@saints093 All the boosters have the same design flaw. They should have redesigned the booster joint when it showed signs of problems years before.
amgen52 1 week ago
What NASA should have done was replace the right solid rocket booster with a new one, and maybe Challenger wouldn't have exploded after liftoff, or waited until the weather was warmer to launch.
saints093 2 weeks ago
@deathrooster14 I remember after Columbia, the program did shut down for about 2 years.
rockergirl83 1 month ago
Man, it's so sad. I was only 2 1/2, so I was too young to remember such a thing, but it still hits me just the same. I'll bet there wasn't a space shuttle liftoff after this that didn't have these images running through their mind hoping it didn't happen again. Did the voice at 1:39-40 say, "We have a problem?"
rockergirl83 1 month ago
@IwshIcldstrtover The O ring failed before the shuttle was off the ground.
1985MANAmericana 1 month ago
@IwshIcldstrtover Your welcome. I believe that this accident, along with Columbia, was the cause for the shut down of the space shuttle program.
deathrooster14 2 months ago
@deathrooster14 Thanks for the description. No matter how many times I have seen this from different angles, it is always difficult to watch. You're right, they should hav cancelled the flight for sure.
IwshIcldstrtover 2 months ago
@IwshIcldstrtover No, the problem was a damaged O ring on the right SRB which caused a heat build up that destroyed the structural supports. The Right SRB then careened into the fuel tank, causing the explosion. The O ring problem was due to cold weather. They postponed the launch 3 times. They should have cancelled it.
deathrooster14 2 months ago
RIP. :(
CourtWillowheart 3 months ago