Challenger Disaster Live on CNN
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Uploaded on Jul 24, 2007
January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes on its 10th flight during mission STS-51-L. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and was actually the result of rapid deceleration and not combustion of fuel.
CNN was the only national news station to broadcast the mission live, so thus what you are witnessing on this video is the only coverage of the disaster as it happened when it did. Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the launch live, while 85% of Americans heard of the news within 1 hour of the event. According to a study, only 2 other times in history up to that point had news of an event disseminated so fast - the first being the announcement of JFK's assassination in 1963, the second being news spread among students at Kent State regarding the news of FDR's death in 1945. It has been estimated at the time that nearly 48% of 9-13 year olds witnessed the event in their classrooms, as McAuliffe was in the spotlight.
The 25th Space Shuttle mission altered the history of manned space exploration and represented the first loss of an American crew during a space mission (Apollo 1 was during a training exercise).
Christa McAuliffe was slated to be the first teacher in space for the Teacher in Space Program. As her maximum altitude was ~65,000ft (12.31 miles), she never made it to space. That title was given to Barbara Morgan of STS-118 aboard the shuttle Endeavour in August 2007, 22 and a half years after the Challenger Disaster. Morgan served as McAuliffe's backup during STS-51-L. As Morgan is now part of the Educator in Space Program, she will be credited as the first "educator" in space, to distinguish her from McAuliffe.
Aboard Challenger during STS-51-L:
Francis "Dick" Scobee (Commander)
Michael Smith (Pilot)
Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist)
Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist)
Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist)
Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist)
Sharon Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist - Teacher in Space)
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Mad Max 2 hours ago
Yes it appears you can't read for shit, I believe I wrote women not woman. LOL U so mad : ) Problem?
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JCThompson1 5 hours ago
Not mad because you're a sexist - more mad that our education system is so fucked up and has such low standards that you didn't know Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.
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ah05001219 13 hours ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I watch this daily to entertain myself
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Jenny Nguyen 13 hours ago
2:00 Snake! XD What am I doing...
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Jenny Nguyen 13 hours ago
1:49 It looks like a freaking scorpion. XD Either way, aw, that's too sad. :(
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ah05001219 18 hours ago
Stupid astronauts exploded in the space, that's what I'm here for
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Mad Max 19 hours ago
I'm in love with yo momma.
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Christoph Hodel 20 hours ago
shut up, I've seen you no so many of these videos, calling them fake. I'm going to report you. Your username and comments are offensive.
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Christoph Hodel 20 hours ago
prick, you'll never find love
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Mad Max 1 day ago
No wonder it exploded, It had the first women in space on board. They can't reverse park let alone fly a space shuttle. (oh no he didn't) come at me feminists u mad? : )
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