Space Shuttle Challenger, While it has been 24 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion shocked the nation, many locals remember the event like it was yesterday.The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:38 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC).In addition to the thousands present at the launch Read More Space Shuttle Challenger
