#challenger explosion

[athenao7]

The Challenger helped them take off. Laika guided them to the moon. Apollo 11 is helping them get home.

[cloudii-skiies]

the other day i went down the rabbit hole of the challenger explosion and the fact that nasa was warned that it was gonna blow up and still launched it anyway is so unbelievably sad

[erebusvincent]

NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on board were k

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site last Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago.

All seven on board were killed when Challenger broke apart following liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986.

[nocternalrandomness]

The "Challenger Seven"

STS-51-L was the 25th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the final flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. Just 73 seconds after launch, Challenger broke apart killing all seven crew members.

[blakescrazyblog]

I have, and will forever hold this knowledge in my brain.

The fact this almost happened, is insanely scary when you really think about it.

We almost lost a childhood icon that day. We were a mere few years from experiencing the most tragic death of a children's character in the history of our world.

NASA better thank the gods for those logistical problems. Otherwise they might not even be around today...

[humanpersonface]

Over on Tiktok there is a girl who showed this emoji:

And said that when she saw it all small she thought it was the plume cloud from the Challenger explosion.

And was like "which I obviously now see that it's of a random island. Or maybe it's an Island people know idk."

And of course everyone in the comments is like "girl.... that is Japan. That is the country of Japan."

Anyways isn't the human mind funny? Aren't people weird?

[whattolearntoday]

A bit of January 28th history...

1671 - British pirate Henry Morgan captures Panama City from the Spanish defenders

1807 - London’s Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight

1887 - Work begins on Eiffel Tower in Paris

1958 - The Lego Company patents their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today (pictured)

1985 - Charity single “We Are the World” is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa

1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, with all 7 crew members killed including Christa McAuliffe who was to be the 1st teacher in space

[sithhoplite]

35 years ago today Challenger exploded 73 seconds into takeoff killing all seven astronauts on board. Engineers and many others knew another o ring issue in freezing temperatures but decided to launch anyways. I was 7 and to this day watch the launch and explosion is a gut punch.

- Dick Scobee

- Christa McAuliffe

- Michael Smith

- Ellison Onizuka

- Judith Resnik

- Ronald McNair

- Gregory Jarvis