A piece of NASA's fallen Challenger has been discovered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida nearly 37 years after the craft exploded 73 seconds into flight and killing all seven astronauts aboard.
It was found by a History Channel documentary diving crew who shared footage of the find with the American space agency because the 'large humanmade object' was in 'proximity to the Florida Space Coast.'
NASA confirmed it is a segment of the heat shield that was in the nose cone of the Challenger, marking 'the first discovery of wreckage' from 1986 craft in more than 25 years,' History Channel proudly announced on Twitter Thursday.
Piece of NASA's Challenger shuttle is FOUND by divers in the Atlantic
A crew was diving off the coast of Florida when they discovered what was part of the Challenger's heat shield, marking 'the first discovery of wreckage' from 1986 craft in more than 25 years.