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challenger disaster
The occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crewmembers and shocking the nation that had watched the launch live . Subsequen...
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The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members. The incident was caused by a failure in a solid rocket booster O-ring due to cold weather and flawed management decisions.