28, 1986, when the Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff ... Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff because of a mechanical malfunction. The disaster occurred live on ...
McAuliffe was 37 when she was killed, one of the seven crew members aboard the Challenger when the space shuttle broke apart on live TV on Jan. 28, 1986.
27, 1962, and It took the spacecraft three and a half months to reach Venus. — Space History Photo: Kennedy Receives Mariner 2 Model — The 10 Weirdest Facts About Venus — Top 10 Extreme ...
An interesting tidbit about the ship's history is that it played a significant role in recovering the flight recorders from the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986. The submerged submarine ...