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The 1986 Challenger explosion was something that never should have set the space program back 2 years.

  • nova1999
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  • Date 7/17/2006 7:55:51 PM
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ChAoS aCiD : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

ChAoS aCiD

3 votes NegativePositive

869 days 23 hours ago...

in your mind, in that situation, you just gota say, Crap.
Good Clip!

nova1999 : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

nova1999

1 votes NegativePositive

869 days 23 hours ago...

That is right Crap, but I hope those that are still alive will continue.

SerBSPeeD : LVL 4: VP 1.3: said:

SerBSPeeD

-4 votes NegativePositive

869 days 22 hours ago...

some survived?

nova1999 : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

nova1999

5 votes NegativePositive

869 days 22 hours ago...

^^noone in the shuttle survived.^%^


I meant one tragedy should not stall an entire program. It is disgraceful when 1 in a 100 shuttles where almost certain to experience a, "fatal catastrophy," that we give up after this. Is our space program only run by public opinion.

Well I guess they died for nothing because the public cannot handle a sacrifice for a cause.

xupz : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

xupz

3 votes NegativePositive

869 days 19 hours ago...

I remember watching this live on tv in like 2nd grade. Teacher thought it would be fun & educational. :(

quatermass : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

quatermass

0 votes NegativePositive

869 days 9 hours ago...

all that loss, just for 1 rubber "o" ring, cheapskates.

smurf22 : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

smurf22

2 votes NegativePositive

869 days 6 hours ago...

At least by the looks they didn't suffer, it was quick...one thing i hate the thought of is slowly dieing.

kayzee : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

kayzee

0 votes NegativePositive

866 days 14 hours ago...

On of those moments where u every1 remembers where they were when they saw the events unfold.

LithuanianLabourer : LVL 18: VP 2.7: said:

LithuanianLabourer

0 votes NegativePositive

866 days 13 hours ago...

And that is why NASA buys russian rocket engines , because they are less costly , more simple and more reliable .

admdrayson : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

admdrayson

1 votes NegativePositive

866 days 13 hours ago...

I was taking a spelling test in 1st grade

Guzzla : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

Guzzla

0 votes NegativePositive

866 days 13 hours ago...

i remember watching it live..... oops, so much for the first school teacher in space...

RiotMachine : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

RiotMachine

0 votes NegativePositive

866 days 12 hours ago...

yeah shit was crazy. i actually went to Christa McAuliffe middle school. it was named after the first teacher in "space"(first teacher in the stratosphere :/) the story we were told is that some did survive...until their emergency cabin hit the water...they died on impact o,o.

mooseman : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

mooseman

-5 votes NegativePositive

866 days 12 hours ago...

i eat astronauts

2ndhandsmoker : LVL 5: VP 1.4: said:

2ndhandsmoker

0 votes NegativePositive

866 days 12 hours ago...

what was it, apollo 1, where the guys burnt alive? anyways, they didnt stop then...

MrPem : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

MrPem

0 votes NegativePositive

866 days 10 hours ago...

Yes but Apollo 1 did set them back, they had to re-think the gas composition for the cockpit. Before the fire they used pure oxygen, which attributed to the capsule turning into a giant fireball. I think they actually use something closer to normal air now. Might be less Nitrogen though.

I think I remember reading about the struts that attach the shuttle to the ET being what gave out and ended up ripping a hole in the tank. The last thing you want touching flame is 388,000 gallons of Hydrogen =/

The part that always amazed me about this explosion is it didnt blow up the SRBs... they just keep on flying.

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