When Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated over the coast of Florida only a minute and half into their mission the tragedy ricocheted around the world and the question of how such a thing could happen was immediately asked. The Rogers Commission was established to answer these questions. “Space Shuttle Challenger Accident,” a live satellite broadcast, discusses the findings of the commission. An officer of the commission talks over the findings, including the failed o-rings, which were a direct contributing factor to the failed mission, and answers questions about the spaceflight program and the future of space exploration posed by callers. The results of the finding paint a grim tragedy to the seven lives lost on that January 28th morning.
Included Films:
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Produced: 1986
Length: 57 Minutes
When Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated over the coast of Florida only a minute and half into their mission the tragedy ricocheted around the world and the question of how such a thing could happen was immediately asked. The Rogers Commission was established to answer these questions. “Space Shuttle Challenger Accident,” a live satellite broadcast, discusses the findings of the commission. An officer of the commission talks over the findings, including the failed o-rings, which were a direct contributing factor to the failed mission, and answers questions about the spaceflight program and the future of space exploration posed by callers. The results of the finding paint a grim tragedy to the seven lives lost on that January 28th morning.
