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«Challenger»
January 28, 1986 took place one of the biggest tragedies in the history of American spaceflight. Space shuttle «Challenger», during his tenth start, exploded 73 seconds of flight.
The crash killed all seven crew members. Moreover, after the explosion, at least two of them were alive. However, the impact on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean at a speed exceeding 300 km / h does not have any chance to survive. After this incident, the shuttle program was suspended for almost three years. Designed as an emergency evacuation of the spacecraft would not have saved the astronauts in a similar situation. The photos you see today, found American Michael Hinds (Michael Hindes) in the archive of his grandfather.
The crash killed all seven crew members. Moreover, after the explosion, at least two of them were alive. However, the impact on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean at a speed exceeding 300 km / h does not have any chance to survive. After this incident, the shuttle program was suspended for almost three years. Designed as an emergency evacuation of the spacecraft would not have saved the astronauts in a similar situation. The photos you see today, found American Michael Hinds (Michael Hindes) in the archive of his grandfather.
