The space shuttle Challenger exploded over Cape Canaveral on January 28, 1986. All seven crew members—including Christa McAuliffe, America’s “Teacher in Space”—were killed instantly.
At least that’s what most of us remember.
The In-Between
Nearly three minutes elapsed between the time an explosion destroyed the Challenger space shuttle’s fuel tank and the death of its crew members. What happened?
June 24, 2021
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