Image:Challenger explosion.jpg

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Description
Česky: Raketoplán Challenger explodoval krátce po odletu.
English:
  • Short Description: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after take-off.
  • Full Description: On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Solid Rocket Booster caused an explosion soon after launch. This photograph, taken a few seconds after the accident, shows the Space Shuttle Main Engines and Solid Rocket Booster exhaust plumes entwined around a ball of gas from the External Tank. 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 NASA confirmed the accident.
  • Image # : 86-HC-220
  • Title: Exhaust Trail of STS-51-L
Español: Nube dejada tras la desintegración
Français : Explosion de la navette Challenger peu après son décollage
Source

http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2004-00012.html
Date

1986-01-28
Author

Kennedy Space Center
Permission
(Reusing this image)
Public domain
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