At 11:38 am on #ThisDayInHistory in 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. Seventy-three seconds later, the shuttle broke up in a forking plume of smoke and fire. There were no survivors.
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Challenger Explosion - Date, Astronauts & Shuttle | HISTORY
The NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986, a disaster that claimed the lives of all seven astronauts aboard.
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