| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
86-HC-220 |
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| Date : |
01/28/1986
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Title
Exhaust Trail of STS-51-L
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. This
photograph, taken a few seconds after the accident, shows the
Space Shuttle Main Engines and Solid Rocket Booster exhaust
plumes entwined around a ball of gas from the External Tank.
Because shuttle launches had become almost routine after fifty
successful missions, those watching the shuttle launch in person
and on television found the sight of the explosion especially
shocking and difficult to believe until NASA confirmed the
accident.
Keywords
STS-51-L Challenger space shuttle accident exhaust explosion
Subject Category
Space Shuttle, Challenger STS-51-L,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
86-HC-220
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2004-00012
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
107 |
86 |
19 |
Small |
JPEG |
853 |
691 |
352 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1778 |
1440 |
1,122 |
Large |
JPEG |
3555 |
2879 |
4,264 |
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