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current | 11:07, 3 January 2017 | 3,555 × 2,879 (1.3 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <br><ul> <li> <i>Short Description:</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle" class="extiw" title="w:Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger" class="extiw" title="w:Challenger">Challenger</a></i> explodes shortly after take-off.<br> </li> <li> <i>Full Description:</i> On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-ring" class="extiw" title="w:O-ring">O-ring</a> in the right <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_rocket_booster" class="extiw" title="w:Solid rocket booster">Solid Rocket Booster</a> caused an explosion soon after launch. This photograph, taken a few seconds after the accident, shows the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_main_engine" class="extiw" title="w:Space Shuttle main engine">Space Shuttle Main Engines</a> and Solid Rocket Booster exhaust plumes entwined around a ball of gas from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_external_tank" class="extiw" title="w:Space Shuttle external tank">External Tank</a>. Because shuttle launches had become almost routine after twenty-four successful missions, those watching the shuttle launch in person and on television found the sight of the explosion especially shocking and difficult to believe until <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" class="extiw" title="w:NASA">NASA</a> confirmed the accident.</li> <li>Image # : 86-HC-220</li> <li>Title: Exhaust Trail of STS-51-L</li> </ul> |
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