| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
108-KSC-386C-1090-4 |
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| Date : |
04/08/1986
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Title
STS-51-L Recovered Debris (Left Sidewall)
Full Description
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her
seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right
Solid Rocket Booster caused an explosion soon after launch.
Search and recovery teams located pieces of both the left and
right sidewall of the Shuttle during the months long retrieval
effort that followed. While heat and fire damage scarred the
right sidewall, the left sidewall, depicted here, escaped the
flames and suffered from only overload fractures and deep gouge
marks. The largest intact piece formed part of the payload bay
sidewall and measured approximately thirty by twelve feet.
Keywords
STS-51-L Challenger debris left sidewall fuselage orbiter space shuttle accident
Subject Category
Space Shuttle, Challenger STS-51-L,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
108-KSC-386C-1090-4
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2004-00001
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
69 |
69 |
20 |
Small |
JPEG |
554 |
552 |
313 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1155 |
1150 |
1,118 |
Large |
JPEG |
2310 |
2300 |
3,528 |
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