On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after launch, killing all aboard. The destruction was blamed on an O-ring in one of the solid rocket boosters that failed due to the cold January day in Florida.
The crew:
Francis "Dick" Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Judith Resnik
Ellison Onizuka
Ronald McNair
Gregory Jarvis
Christa McAuliffe
Godspeed Challenger.
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