ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245485
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| Date: | 28-JAN-1986 |
| Time: | 16:39:13 UTC |
| Type: | Rockwell Space Shuttle Challenger |
| Owner/operator: | NASA |
| Registration: | OV-099 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Off the Florida coast, Atlantic Ocean -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | LC39A, Cape Canaveral, Fl |
| KTTS Titusville, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During mission STS-51l, at about T+73 seconds, the left SRB suffered a o-ring burn through that caused hot gas to touch the external tank, causing it it fail and the Orbiter was destroyed due to aerodynamic forces.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2020 14:05 | ErinBensen | Added |
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