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    History Short: How Many Flights did Challenger have Before Blowing Up?

    Major DanBy Major DanOctober 30, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Space Shuttle Challenger

    A Brief History

    On October 30, 1985, the American Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off on its 9th mission, a successful flight that lasted over 7 days and was notable for having taken the first Dutch astronaut into space.

    Digging Deeper

    Challenger had a successful career from its first flight into space in April of 1983 through its 9th flight in October and November of 1985, spending nearly 1500 hours in space flight.  Unfortunately, as we have chronicled, on January 28, 1986, the magnificent space machine blew up and went to pieces only 73 seconds into its 10th and final flight, costing the lives of all 7 astronauts aboard.

    One of 6 Space Shuttle reusable space crafts, Challenger was not the only shuttle to meet with disaster, as Columbia burned up upon reentry to Earth’s atmosphere in February of 2003, also killing the 7 astronauts aboard.  This second Space Shuttle disaster did not end the program, and the last Space Shuttle flight occurred with Endeavor’s final flight in 2011, the last of 135 Space Shuttle flights.

    Question for students (and subscribers): Is the space program worth the enormous cost? Please let us know in the comments section below this article.

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    Historical Evidence

    For more information, please see…

    Baker, David.  NASA Space Shuttle Manual: An Insight into the Design, Construction and Operation of the NASA Space Shuttle.  Haynes Publishing, 2011.

    Jenkins, Dennis. Space Shuttle: Developing an Icon 1972-2013. Specialty Press, 2017.

    The featured image in this article, a photograph of the Space Shuttle Challenger blasting off at noon EDT from the launch pad at Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, was taken from Flickr‘s The Commons. The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist, such as:

    1. The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
    2. The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions;
    3. The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or
    4. The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize others to use the work without restrictions.

    More information can be found at https://flickr.com/commons/usage/.

    You can also watch video versions of this article on YouTube.

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    Major Dan is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.

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