THE Crew Of The SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER .... not in order on photo .... Francis R (Dick) Scobee... He was The Shuttle "Commander" Michael J. Smith..... He was Shuttle "Pilot" Judith A. Resnick... She was "Mission Specialist 1" Ellision S. Onizuka... He was "Mission Specialist 2" Ronald E. McNair... He was "Mission Specialist 3" Gregory B. Jarvis.... He was "Payload Specialist 1" Sharon Christa Mcauliffe.... She was "Payload Specialist 2" Their Bravery and Memory will live on.... On this Page we Will take a Look at the Space shuttle Challenger as taken at the time of Launch and the Explosion which cut the mission short to only 73 seconds on Jan. 28,1986.........
ICE on the SRB
First off... Ice On the SRB's or Side Rocket Boosters this lead to the deteration of the "O-ring" which would later be found to be the cause of the Tragedy...
THE FIRST GLOW
The Final out come Of CHALLENGER
As Millions Of people watched on their tv's around the world the above photo which followed "Commander" Scobee's Words and still bone chilling if one is to hear again, "Roger ,Challenger ,go at Throttel UP ....!" The above was the result and what would have ended "Mission 51-L" ..... It would take America Almost 3 years before going back into Space. During that time, The Challenger Disaster was under Investagation and safety precautions By NASA would be undertaken in hopes that this would NEVER happen again .... all Photos on this page are coutersy Of NASA and the Kennedy Space Station In Cape Canaval FL. and avail on KSC's Web Site :)
