My Second Blog Post
The Challenger Explosion According to the online site Wikipedia, “The Challenger Explosion occurred on January 28, 1986, when the Challenger (OV-099) broke apart 73 seconds into flight, killing the seven crew members on board.” The crew consisted of : Francis R. Scobee, Commander Michael J. Smith, Pilot Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist Judith Resnik, Mission Specialist Gregory Jarvis, Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist and Teacher from New Hampshire Based on information from the authors at Think Reliability, “The space shuttle broke apart because gasses in the external fuel tank mixed, exploded and tore the space shuttle apart. The external fuel tank exploded after the right solid rocket booster came loose and ruptured the tank. Because a seal around the O-ring (a piece of the rocket boosters) failed.” According to the television broadcast CNN, “Shortly after liftoff, the space shuttle's external fuel tank co...