| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
| Image # : |
108-KSC-386C-887-2 |
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| Date : |
03/06/1986
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Title
STS-51-L Recovered Debris (SSME Close Up)
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 lifted the Space Shuttle Main Engines
(SSME) from the ocean after the accident and brought them to a
storage building in Kennedy Space Center's Complex 39. Although
impact with the ocean damaged some valves, the positions of
others suggest that the SSME continued to operate until the
orbiter breakup and thus played no part in initiating the
explosion.
Keywords
STS-51-L Challenger debris SSME main engines space shuttle
accident
Subject Category
Space Shuttle, Challenger STS-51-L,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
108-KSC-386C-887-2
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2004-00008
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
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JPEG |
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| Medium |
JPEG |
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1115 |
1,218 |
| Large |
JPEG |
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2230 |
3,632 |
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