The Challenger Explodes

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Garner, Joe, Ed. “The Challenger Explodes.” We Interrupt This Broadcast. Naperville, Illinois: Source Books, Inc., 2000106-108. Print.

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abnormally low temperatures in Florida

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January 28, 1986

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25th trip for a shuttle

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•“first civilian passenger”

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‘“ordinary citizen’”

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from Concord, New Hampshire

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made “a tragic, rather than triumphant, entry into history”

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the Challenger name came from 1870’s Navy vessel

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shuttles are reusable spaceships

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10 weeks to prep Challenger for this mission

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NASA had planned 15 launches in 1986

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total of 7 on board

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Christa McAuliffe was the regular person on board

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McAuliffe=• high school

teacher

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McAuliffe=• 37-years-old

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McAuliffe=• on radio & TV

talking about the mission & her training

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missions B-4 it postponed 4 times

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11:39 am liftoff

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lots of people were watching this on TV & in person due to McAuliffe

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at 59 seconds, black smoke came from lower right booster rocket, but no one had noticed it

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“O-ring that sealed the booster rockets had split”

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speed = 2900 feet per second at full blast

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flight lasted 74 seconds

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“burst into flames”

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“erupt[ed] into an enormous fireball”

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“no recovery” of the crew by the rescue teams

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President Reagan changed his speech to discuss this event

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President’s quote:

“‘…sometimes painful things like this happen. It’s all part of the process of exploration & discovery. The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted, it belongs to the brave.’” 108

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256-page report

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cause: defective O-ring seals

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NASA admitted knowing about the problem but ignored it

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NASA leader = fired

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no launch for almost 3 years

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