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Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster on January 28, 1986

The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated just over a minute after liftoff on January 28, 1986, due to a technical failure caused by cold weather conditions.

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disintegrated in the late morning of January 28, 1986 — just over a minute after liftoff — with the vehicle breaking apart at approximately 11:39 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (16:39:13 UTC) according to...

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space shuttles were lost in catastrophic accidents: , which broke apart 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, and , which disintegrated during atmospheric reentry on February 1, 2003 . Both acc...

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