| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
| Image # : |
108-KSC-386C-1176-6 |
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| Date : |
04/15/1986
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Title
STS-51-L Recovered Debris (Burn Marks on the SRM)
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.
Shown here is an interior view of the scorched hole in Space
Shuttle Challenger's right Solid Rocket Motor. The tapered
edges along the hole indicate the inside to outside path of the
fire that lead to the accident. A propellant fire in the right
Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) burned its way outward through the
metal, breaching the liquid hydrogen tank and possibly
separating the External Tank from the right SRB.
Keywords
STS-51-L Challenger debris SSC SRM burns space shuttle accident
Subject Category
Space Shuttle, Challenger STS-51-L,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
108-KSC-386C-1176-6
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2004-00004
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
| Thumbnail |
JPEG |
69 |
68 |
14 |
| Small |
JPEG |
554 |
547 |
212 |
| Medium |
JPEG |
1154 |
1140 |
796 |
| Large |
JPEG |
2307 |
2281 |
2,218 |
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