| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
108-KSC-386C-753-1 |
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| Date : |
02/17/1986
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Title
STS-51-L Recovered Debris (TDRS)
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. On
this mission, the Space Shuttle Challenger's payload bay carried
an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) rocket that was to launch an
attached Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) from space.
Search and recovery teams lifted pieces of the 40,000- pound
IUS/TDRS from the Atlantic Ocean. Although the pieces were
badly deformed, the lack of any fire damage marring the debris
supports the investigative team's conclusion that the IUS played
no part in the accident.
Keywords
STS-51-L Challenger debris payload TDRS tracking and data relay
satellite space shuttle accident
Subject Category
Space Shuttle, Challenger STS-51-L,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
108-KSC-386C-753-1
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2004-00007
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
67 |
67 |
18 |
Small |
JPEG |
537 |
534 |
282 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1119 |
1113 |
962 |
Large |
JPEG |
2238 |
2226 |
2,516 |
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