The Challenger
BY; Claire Taylor
What is the Challenger?
The Challenger is a space shuttle designed by NASA. It was rocketed into space on January 28, 1986. Aboard were 7 astronauts.
73 Seconds is All it Takes...
There was a disaster that happened on January 28, 1986. Almost the whole word was watching when the disaster occurred. 73 seconds into the flight and all of a sudden.... FLAMES! All everyone could see was flames. No, the ending was not good. All 7 astronauts, DEAD! NASA was later temporarily suspended from launching shuttles.ORINGS
Blasting Off into Fun Facts!
- The Challenger first went into space on April 4, 1983
- On January 28, 1986, the launch was watched world wide
- The space shuttle was only in the air for 73 seconds before it blew up
- 7 astronauts were on board.