Challenger Shuttle Missions
24 good flights
Fun Facts
The Challenger was first called STA-099 and it was built as a test vehicle . The challenger sent off 5 missions Curiosity/ Mars Science Lab, International Space Station, Hubble, Cassini, and Kepler. Sadly the Challengers last flight blew up by an oil shortage.
The Oil Shortage
The oil shortage started from a leak. The leak got all over the space shuttle and before anyone could stop it, she was in the air! All the fire coming out of the back caught onto the oil on the shuttle and she blew up out of nowhere.
Some Pictures of the exploding crew
There official team picture
This when they are walking to the shuttle before they put there gear on
In training
Explosion!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQL0NWS1Rc
If you did not know this video was about the Challenger exploding. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/X-Press/shuttle_tribute/challengers_mission.html
That is a source that i got my facts on.