Till date, there have been very few humans who have dived down into the Marianas Trench, to explore the Challenger Deep. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh became the first two humans to descend into the depths of the Marianas Trench to reach the Challenger Deep, inside the bathyscapheRead More →
The seven crew members of the space shuttle Challenger probably remained conscious for at least 10 seconds after the disastrous Jan. 28 explosion and they switched on at least three emergency breathing packs, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Monday. Did they ever find the bodies of the ChallengerRead More →
In March 1986, the remains of the astronauts were found in the debris of the crew cabin. Though all of the important pieces of the shuttle were retrieved by the time NASA closed its Challenger investigation in 1986, most of the spacecraft remained in the Atlantic Ocean. What remains ofRead More →
Challenger broke apart when a ruptured solid-fuel booster rocket triggered the explosion of the ship’s external fuel tank. The remains were recovered from the crew cabin, found in 100 feet of water about 16 miles off Cape Canaveral. How long did the Challenger crew survive? The seven crew members ofRead More →
Previously, the last known words from the Challenger were those heard from Commander Dick Scobee to ground controllers, when he responded ″Roger, go at throttle up,″ confirming that the shuttle’s main engines had been raised to full power. What time after lift off did the Challenger explode? The Challenger explosionRead More →
The astronauts aboard the shuttle didn’t die instantly. After the collapse of its fuel tank, the Challenger itself remained momentarily intact, and actually continued moving upwards. Without its fuel tank and boosters beneath it, however, powerful aerodynamic forces soon pulled the orbiter apart. What caused the Challenger to explode? HotRead More →
In 2019, then-British Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt labelled the Challenger 2 as obsolete. … The Challenger 2 has been in service for more than 25 years, but it has had little in the way of upgrades to improve capabilities in line with allies and potential adversaries like Russia. Why theRead More →
In 2019, then-British Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt labelled the Challenger 2 as obsolete. … The Challenger 2 has been in service for more than 25 years, but it has had little in the way of upgrades to improve capabilities in line with allies and potential adversaries like Russia. Why theRead More →