US space shuttle Challenger explodes after take-off – archive, 29 January 1986
by Alex Brummer from Science | The Guardian on (#5DFGR)
29 January 1986: Millions watch as NASA's space shuttle Challenger explodes in the skies above Cape Canaveral, Florida, moments after launch
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The future of America's ambitious space shuttle programme was in complete turmoil last night after a devastating mid-air explosion, just one minute after takeoff, which killed the crew of seven, including the first ordinary citizen on the programme, a New Hampshire school teacher, Mrs Christa McAuliffe.
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