The coldest temperature of a previous launch was 20 degrees warmer. Columbia & Challenger - Astronaut Jerry Ross Remembers | Video Morton Thiokol, the builder of the solid-rocket boosters ...

A new book details the errors that went into the disaster that ... On the day before Challenger’s scheduled departure, the forecast for the launch time temperature predicted record cold, with ...

The Challenger went ahead with its blastoff, despite temperatures much colder than any previous launch. Disaster followed 72 seconds later. As they streaked through the air, the seven crew members ...

The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, leading to the loss of ...

Remembering Challenger: NASA's 1st Shuttle Tragedy in Photos The primary O-ring seal cracked due to cold temperatures on the launchpad, allowing burning propellant to escape and eventually cause ...

Courtesy of NASA Temperature ... the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after take-off, on its tenth mission to space. The root of the Challenger disaster lay in an engineering flaw ...

When the Challenger space shuttle exploded a little over a minute after its launch in 1986, it pierced the dreams of millions about who watched the tragedy unfold live on television. It also ...