Chronicle of the disaster: 35 years since the sinking of the Challenger shuttle
2021-01-28T06:12:55.746Z
On January 28, 1986, shortly after the launch from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral, the American shuttle Challenger with seven crew members on board crashed. The takeoff of the ship was televised, so millions of Americans witnessed the tragedy that unfolded live. The death of the Challenger is one of the largest accidents in the history of manned space exploration.
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