The seven challenger crew members. Front row (L-R) - Michael J. Smith, Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Ronald E. McNair. Back row (L-R) - Ellison S. Onizuka, S. Christa McAuliffe, Gregory B. Jarvis, and Judith A. Resnik.
28 January 1986: The #NASA space shuttle #Challenger STS-51L exploded shortly after takeoff.
All seven of its crew were killed. #History #Space #exploration #STS51L #RIP
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One last memory ... KPFK is a progressive radio station in Los Angeles. It used to have a periodic science / science fiction talk show on Friday nights called Future Watch.
This was one year after Challenger.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypc2...
I was home sick from school, watching whatever when the network broke in with the news about the Challenger explosion 40 years ago today.
I remember yelling down downstairs to my mom, saying, “The shuttle just blew up!”
I miss watching live shuttle launches over school day breakfasts. #STS51L
40 years and about an hour ago, I was woken up by a phone call from a BBS friend of mine telling me I had to turn on the TV immediately. The first thing I saw was the TV-3 camera footage of the explosion, with what looked like one of the SRBs flying out of it. I will never forget that image. #STS51L
Pad 39B live views... 40 years apart.
The water tower still there watching it all...
RIP Challenger and Crew.
#STS51L
#Space #NASA #Challenger #STS51L
This is #CBSNews #60Minutes on the 10th anniversary of the Challenger accident.
(Back when CBS News still had credibility ...)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsBF...
Image of the cover of "Challenger: An American Tragedy" by Hugh Harris - Open Road Media - ISBN-13 : 978-1480413528
Here's the publisher's link to Hugh Harris's book -"Challenger: An American Tragedy." It's a quick read. At 112 pages, you could finish it in an afternoon, but it's an insightful and gut-wrenching look at the events of January 28th, 1986. #NASA #STS51L 2/# openroadmedia.com/ebook/challe...
🧵 If you have some time, here's an interview with NASA Public Affairs Officer Hugh Harris (then retired), who was the voice of launch control the day 40 years ago when we lost the Orbiter #Challenger. He had written a book on his recollections. www.talkingspaceonline.com/hugh-harris/ 1/ #STS51L
The time is 11:39 AM EST 28, January. Godspeed, the crew of Space Transportation System Flight 51-L, Space Shuttle Challenger #Challenger #STS51L #NASA www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-...
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To watch in real-time, start at 11:38 AM EST / 8:38 AM PST.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvH...
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The Challenger Center was founded by the family members of the lost Challenger crew. They raise money for Challenger Centers across the US that help teach space science education.
Please consider a contribution if you wish to honor their memory.
challenger.org
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The Astronauts Memorial Foundation was founded here after the Challenger accident. To this day, the AMF raises money for space education programs and maintains the astronaut memorial mirror at #KSCVC.
www.amfcse.org
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The "extra" edition front page published by our local paper #FloridaToday after Challenger and its crew were lost 40 years ago today. The launch was at 11:38 AM EST. The implosion was 73 seconds later.
Here's another version: audio from the 13 December 1985 Press conference, with the crew training videos overlaid. Again, I want folks to remember the people lost, so they are not just names etched in a monument. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhgi... /2 #STS51L #Challenger #NASA
🧵 There will be a lot of images of the Shuttle Challenger ripping apart in the cold Florida skies, as it did 40 years ago. We all know what happened and the aftermath. Instead, an excerpt of the preflight press event with the crew about the flight. #STS51L www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvAn... 1/
NASA image via History.com: The five astronauts and two payload specialists of the STS 51-L crew in January of 1986: (left to right, starting in front row) astronauts Michael J. Smith, Francis R. (Dick) Scobee and Ronald E. McNair; and Ellison S. Onizuka, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis and Judith A. Resnik.
Jan. 28, 1986. 40 years ago today: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster prophetmadman.blogspot.com/2026/01/40-y...
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Barbara Morgan was the backup to Christa McAuliffe on #STS51L. She finally flew in 2007 after she was trained as a mission specialist.
This #PBS documentary about Barb is an inspiring counterbalance to the sadness we feel on this anniversary.
www.pbs.org/video/idaho-...
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40 years ago today, just after launch at 11:38 AM EST, the crew of Challenger were lost over the Atlantic Ocean just east of the #SpaceCoast.
This is a 30-minute NASA documentary detailing the causes of the accident.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh8a...
January 28, 2026 remembering the crew of Challenger STS-51L 40 years later #nasa #challenger #sts51l #dayofremembrance #launchteam
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When I lectured about this at KSCVC, most people were shocked to discover it gets cold in Florida.
Right now the wind chill outside is 33°F. The temperature measured on the soon-to-fail right SRB was 28°F at launch time.
www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...
In a launch vehicle with no crew escape capability. #STS51L
On this day in 1986, we lost the Space Shuttle Challenger and crew of mission STS-51L…
Today’s tie honors them. #SpectrumNews1 #Challenger #STS51L
Back in 2019 I had an opportunity to Speak with NASA PAO Hugh Harris about his thoughts on that fateful Tuesday in 1986 and his E-Book "Challenger: An American Tragedy." He talks about his recollections & what was learned. #STS51L #Challenger www.talkingspaceonline.com/hugh-harris/
The Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51L, which tragically ended in disaster on January 28, 1986, had a diverse crew of seven astronauts. Here are the details of each crew member: (On the bottom from left to right) Michael J. Smith: The pilot of the mission, Smith was a naval aviator and had been selected as an astronaut in 1980. This was his first spaceflight. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee: Commander of the mission, Scobee was a veteran astronaut who had flown on two previous space shuttle missions. He was from California and had a background in the Air Force. Ronald E. McNair: Another mission specialist, McNair was a physicist and had previously flown on the STS-41B mission. He was known for his saxophone playing and was planning to perform in space. (On the top from left to right) Ellison S. Onizuka: Onizuka was a mission specialist and the first Asian-American astronaut to fly in space. He was born in Hawaii and had previously flown on the STS-51C mission. S. Christa McAuliffe: McAuliffe was a payload specialist and the first teacher in space. She was selected from over 11,000 applicants for the Teacher in Space Project. Gregory B. Jarvis: A payload specialist, Jarvis was an engineer working for Hughes Aircraft Company. This was his first and only spaceflight. Judith A. Resnik: A mission specialist, Resnik was the second American woman in space. She was an electrical engineer and had flown on the STS-41D mission.
NASA photo of the launch of Space Shuttle Mission 51-L , Space Shuttle Challenger. Birds take flight around the launch pad as the Obiter leaps off Launch Complex 39-B.
The Mission Insignia for Space Shuttle Mission 51L. This was the 25th Space Shuttle Mission. The insignia depicts the Orbiter Challenger above the Earth with its payload bay doors opened, a trail leaving from the coast of Florida follows the orbiter. A depiction of Halley's Comet is also on the patch. The crew's surnames flank the round patch with an apple next to Christa McAuliffe's name giving a nod to the Teacher in Space Program.
It's 11:39 AM 28 January, Godspeed to the crew of the 25th Space Shuttle Mission, Space Transportation System flight 51-L, Space Shuttle Challenger. #STS51L , #Challenger
It's 11:39 AM EST, 28 January. Godspeed to the Crew of Space Transportation System Flight 51-L , Space Shuttle Challenger. #STS51L #Challenger.
The seven Challenger crew members. Front row (from left to right): Michael J. Smith, Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Ronald E. McNair. Back row (from left to right): Ellison S. Onizuka, S. Christa McAuliffe, Gregory B. Jarvis, and Judith A. Resnik. RIP
28 January 1986: The #NASA space shuttle #Challenger STS-51L exploded shortly after takeoff. All 7 of its crew were killed. #History #Space #exploration #STS51L #RIP
The Mission Insignia for Space Shuttle Mission 51L. This was the 25th Space Shuttle Mission. The insignia depicts the Orbiter Challenger above the Earth with its payload bay doors opened, a trail leaving from the coast of Florida follows the orbiter. A depiction of Halley's Comet is also on the patch. The crew's surnames flank the round patch with an apple next to Christa McAuliffe's name giving a nod to the Teacher in Space Program.
A 🧵: Like Yesterday, Instead of showing images and video of the Orbiter Challenger disintegrating (we all know what happened) I thought you'd like to hear from the crew talking about their flight. It runs about 34 minutes. #Challenger #STS51L 1/ archive.org/details/STS-...
