Full Description: On January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle 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 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 24 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
Română: Explozia navetei spațiale Challenger la puțin timp după decolare.
A páxina web da NASA proporciona un gran número de imaxes dos soviéticos/ da axencia rusa do espazo e outras axencias espaciais non norteamericanas. Esta non están necesariamente no dominio público.
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Reverted to version as of 12:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC) Avoid overwriting. Please upload it separately under different name. The previous version is a featured picture.
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