Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. On January 28, 1986, at 11:39 am EST (approximately one minute after liftoff), the Challenger spacecraft disintegrated off the coast of central Florida. The crew consisted of Commander Francis R. Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialists Judith A. Resnick, Ellison S. Onizuka, Ronald E. McNair, Payload Specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and Sharon Christa McAuliffe. Christa McAuliffe was a school teacher who was selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project on July 19, 1985.
Challenger STS 51-L Accident
NASA History Program Office
Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
(Volumes 1-5)
Investigation of the Challenger Accident
Report of the Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives (99th Congress)
Investigation of the Challenger Accident
Volume 1
Volume 2
Hearings before the Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives (99th Congress)
A New Day: Challenger and Spaceflight Thereafter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Post-Challenger Evaluation of Space Shuttle Risk Assessment and Management
Committee on Shuttle Criticality Review and Hazard Analysis Audit
National Research Council
Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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