30th Anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger loss.

Commander Wallace · 01-28-16, 11:56 AM

It was 30 years ago today on a bright, Sunny morning that the space shuttle challenger lifted off with 7 astronauts. The crew consisted of Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis and teacher Crista McAuliffe.

http://www.nola.com/science/index.ss...anniversa.html

73 seconds into that trip, the auxiliary fuel tank exploded taking challenger with it. The familes of the astronauts were watching the takeoff and horrified at the loss of their loved ones.

The U.S space program ground to a halt for 32 months while engineers grappled with the problems after it was revealed engineers connected with Challenger and the rocket booster assemblies warned the extreme cold could severely affect the rubber O rings between the joints of the external booster rockets. Many felt the loss of Challenger and her crew was criminal.

The expensive loss of the shuttle was difficult to comprehend. What was even worse was the loss of the brave astronauts. They were the absolute cream of the crop in their respective fields. Their loss was irreplaceable on a professional basis. On a human side, there are no words to adequately describe the absolutely horrible and tragic loss of their lives.

Then president Ronald Reagan was scheduled to make a State of the Union address but instead sought to console a grieving nation. Many had taken for granted the nature and routine of Space travel. The Challenger disaster revealed it was anything but routine. The Challenger loss demonstrated the bravery of those in the space program and the human costs of space exploration.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minut...nger-mistakes/

( CBS 60 minutes interview by Leslie Stahl on the Challenger and an interview with the respective familes of the crew )

May this crew rest in peace and may their familes also know peace in their lives and be secure in the knowledge that the sacrifices of their loved ones lost on Challenger will never be forgotten..

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	30th Anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger loss. It was 30 years ago today on a bright, Sunny morning that the space shuttle challenger lifted off with 7 astronauts. The crew consisted of Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis and teacher Crista McAuliffe. http://www.nola.com/science/index.ss...anniversa.html 73 seconds into that trip, the auxiliary fuel tank exploded taking challenger with it. The familes of the astronauts were watching the takeoff and horrified at the loss of their loved ones. The U.S space program ground to a halt for 32 months while engineers grappled with the problems after it was revealed engineers connected with Challenger and the rocket booster assemblies warned the extreme cold could severely affect the rubber O rings between the joints of the external booster rockets. Many felt the loss of Challenger and her crew was criminal. The expensive loss of the shuttle was difficult to comprehend. What was even worse was the loss of the brave astronauts. They were the absolute cream of the crop in their respective fields. Their loss was irreplaceable on a professional basis. On a human side, there are no words to adequately describe the absolutely horrible and tragic loss of their lives. Then president Ronald Reagan was scheduled to make a State of the Union address but instead sought to console a grieving nation. Many had taken for granted the nature and routine of Space travel. The Challenger disaster revealed it was anything but routine. The Challenger loss demonstrated the bravery of those in the space program and the human costs of space exploration. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minut...nger-mistakes/ ( CBS 60 minutes interview by Leslie Stahl on the Challenger and an interview with the respective familes of the crew ) May this crew rest in peace and may their familes also know peace in their lives and be secure in the knowledge that the sacrifices of their loved ones lost on Challenger will never be forgotten.. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 01-28-16 at 12:30 PM.