Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

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The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was the 1986 launch failure in which NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff, killing all seven crew members and prompting major reforms in the U.S. space program.

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Generate an image of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was the 1986 launch failure in which NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff, killing all seven crew members and prompting major reforms in the U.S. space program.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
launch failure ⓘ
spaceflight accident ⓘ
altitudeAtBreakup approximately 14 kilometers ⓘ
cause breach in right solid rocket booster joint ⓘ
cold weather-induced O-ring resiliency loss ⓘ
failure of solid rocket booster O-ring seals ⓘ
management and communication failures at NASA and contractor ⓘ
structural breakup of external tank ⓘ
commissionChair William P. Rogers ⓘ
commissionMember Neil Armstrong ⓘ
linked to: Neil A. Armstrong

Richard Feynman ⓘ
contractor Morton Thiokol ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crewMember Christa McAuliffe ⓘ
Ellison Onizuka ⓘ
Francis R. Scobee ⓘ
Gregory Jarvis ⓘ
Judith Resnik ⓘ
Michael J. Smith ⓘ
Ronald McNair ⓘ
date 1986-01-28 ⓘ
educationalImpact Teacher in Space Project cancellation ⓘ
fatalities 7 ⓘ
investigationBody Rogers Commission ⓘ
launchPad LC-39B ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
ledTo major reforms in NASA safety culture ⓘ
redesign of Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters ⓘ
suspension of Space Shuttle flights ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida ⓘ
mediaCoverage televised live launch ⓘ
memorial Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
Space Mirror Memorial ⓘ
missionName STS-51-L ⓘ
linked to: STS-51L
nextShuttleFlightAfterDisaster STS-26 ⓘ
notableAspect first in-flight fatal accident involving an American spacecraft ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
publicImpact widespread shock and national mourning in the United States ⓘ
relatedProgram Space Shuttle program ⓘ
result death of all seven crew members ⓘ
in-flight breakup of Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
shuttleProgramFlightPauseDuration approximately 32 months ⓘ
spaceShuttle Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
time 11:39 EST ⓘ
timeAfterLiftoffAtBreakup 73 seconds ⓘ
vehicleType Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ
year 1986 ⓘ

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