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Challenger 1986 Stock Photos

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Wreckage of the Space Shuttle Challenger displayed in the Logistics Facility of Kennedy Space Center in Houston, Texas, 9th April 1986. The wreckage...

Wreckage Of The Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986

Pieces of the Space Shuttle Challenger are arranged in a hangar after being salvaged from the Atlantic Ocean where they were scattered, on January...

US-SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER-DEBRIS

Exploding, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle

Computer-generated image illustrating part of the malfunction which led to the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which broke apart 73 seconds...

STS-51-L Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle, 1986

Section of one of the Solid Rocket Boosters of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L, aboard the Stena Workhorse search vessel after it was...

Space Shuttle STS-51-L Salvage

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle, 1986

Section of the left Solid Rocket Booster of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L, after it was retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast...

Space Shuttle STS-51-L Salvage

1986, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle

Pound piece of the aft center segment tang joint of the right-hand Solid Rocket Booster flown with Space Shuttle Challenger is off-loaded from the...

Wreckage Of The Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Challenger, NASA

Three-foot-long interface cable is still connected to an internal Inertial Upper Stage in 150 feet of water while working off the Solid Rocket...

Space Shuttle STS-51-L Salvage

1986, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle

High angle view of the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Challenger in the Lockheed Log Building at Kennedy Space Center in Houston, Texas, 6th March...

Wreckage Of The Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986

Special for the Denver Post; Kennedy Space Center,Fla., Jan. 28--an explosion ripps the sky as the Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after an early...

1-1986, AUG 20 1989; Special for the Denver Post; (CSB105) Kennedy Space Center,Fla., Jan. 28--an ex

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986, Exploding

The Space shuttle Challenger lifts off on apparently flawless launch 28 January 1986 over Space Kennedy Center. Challenger, carrying seven crew...

US-SPACE-CHALLENGER EXPLOSION

Space Shuttle, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger

High angle view as the flag-draped caskets bearing remains of the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger are carried from a hearse by military...

Remains Of STS-51-L Challenger Crew

American NASA flight directors Jay Greene and Alan Lee Briscoe - pictured moments after the announcement came that the Space Shuttle Challenger's...

Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986, Mission Control

President Ronald Reagan speaking to the nation on the space shuttle Challenger, Oval Office, White House, President Ronald Reagan White House...

U.S. President Ronald Reagan

The Space Shuttle Challenger shortly after its launch on STS-51-L, seen in a 70mm still photograph taken from Camera Pad 10 north of Launch Complex...

Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986, Space Shuttle

Investigators wearing facemasks inspect two segments of the left-hand Solid Rocket Booster , originally slated for space shuttle mission STS-61-G,...

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Investigation

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986, Exploding

The space shuttle 'Challenger' malfunctions shortly after take-off, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members, 28th January 1986.

Challenger Disaster

Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986, Accidents and Disasters

Part of a solid rocket booster of the Space Shuttle Challenger is lowered into a former missile silo at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch...

Challenger's Resting Place

Silo, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger

Section of the left Solid Rocket Booster of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L, retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape...

Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L Salvage

NASA, Space Shuttle Challenger

Milk Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, Oxford United 3 v Queens Park Rangers 0, Malcolm Shotten of Oxford on the ball challenged by a QPR defender during...

Milk Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Oxford United 3 v Q

Section of the left-hand Solid Rocket Booster aft segment, visible are the clevis portion of the field joint and the external tank attach ring, in an...

Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L Salvage

Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Challenger

The space shuttle Challenger mission STS 51-L crew pose for a portrait while training at Kennedy Space Center's Launch complex 39, Pad B in Florida...

US-SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER-ST 51-L

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle, Crew

Five astronauts and two payload specialists make up the STS 51-L crew, scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in January of 1986....

Portrait of Challenger Crew

Space Shuttle Challenger, Crew, Christa McAuliffe

Space shuttle Challenger lifts off 28 January 1986 from a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, 72 seconds before its explosion killing it crew of...

US-SHUTTLE CHALLENGER-EXPLOSION-NASA

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle, Exploding

Faces of spectators register horror, shock, and sadness after witnessing the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff, a...

Spectators React to the Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

Space Shuttle Challenger, Exploding, Accidents and Disasters

Trail of smoke leads up into the sky and then ends where the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986. All...

Space Shuttle Challenger Exploding

Space Shuttle Challenger, Exploding, Space Shuttle

Faces of spectators register incomprehension and shock as they witness the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff, a...

Spectators Watching the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Challenger, Accidents and Disasters, Exploding

Launch of Space Shuttle Challenger from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1985. The Space Shuttle, the world's first partially reusable launch...

Launch of Space Shuttle Challenger from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1985.

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle, Taking Off - Activity

The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger walk out 28 January 1986 of NASA headquarters at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the way to their 7 day...

ASTRONAUTIQUE-CHALLENGER

Space Shuttle Challenger, NASA, Crew

The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes off of Cape Canaveral, FL, on Jan. 28, 1986. The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its...

Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

Space Shuttle Challenger, Exploding, USA

The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger walk out of the Operations Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on their way to launch Pad-39B. Crew...

Challenger Crew Heading For Launch Pad

Space Shuttle Challenger, Crew, Michael J. Smith - Astronaut

Smoke billows in the sky above the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The Solid Rocket Booster...

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

Space Shuttle Challenger, Exploding, Space Shuttle

Picture taken 28 January 1986 by NASA showing the solid fuel rocket booster of the space shuttle Challenger starting to explode over Kennedy Space...

US-SHUTTLE CHALLENGER-EXPLOSION-NASA

Space Shuttle Challenger, Accidents and Disasters, Exploding

The final moments of the Space Shuttle Challenger as it leaves the launch pad on January 28, 1986.

Challenger Space Shuttle Lifting Off

Space Shuttle Challenger

This photo released by NASA, of the 28 January 1986 explosion which destroyed the Space shuttle Challenger and killed all seven crew members 75...

CHALLENGER-EXPLOSION

Space Shuttle Challenger, Exploding, Space Shuttle

Sequential photos, relased 15 February 1986, taken by NASA during the catastrophic flight of the Space shuttle Challenger, 28 January 1986, show a...

CHALLENGER EXPLOSION

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle, Exploding

Four of the astronauts selected for the Space Shuttle Challenger mission in 1986 sit in the shuttle mission simulator . From left they are, Michael...

Space Shuttle Challenger Crew in Mission Simulator

Space Shuttle Challenger, Judith Resnik - Astronaut, Astronaut

The final moments of the Space Shuttle Challenger as it leaves the launch pad on January 28, 1986.

Challenger Space Shuttle Lifting Off

Space Shuttle Challenger, Accidents and Disasters, NASA Kennedy Space Center

Christa McAuliffe's family reacts to the malfunction warning on the coast of Cape Canaveral, FL, on Jan. 28, 1986. The Space Shuttle Challenger broke...

Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

Space Shuttle Challenger, Accidents and Disasters, Christa McAuliffe

This photo released by NASA from the 28 January 1986 launch of the Space shuttle Challenger shows black smoke coming from the o-ring seal area of the...

CHALLENGER EXPLOSION

NASA Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Space Shuttle Challenger

This photo, released by NASA, of the 28 January explosion which destroyed the Space shuttle Challenger and killed all seven crew members 75 seconds...

CHALLENGER EXPLOSION

Space Shuttle Challenger, Exploding, NASA

Three workers support a section of the Space Shuttle Challenger as it is lowered into an abandoned Minuteman Missile silo at Complex 31 at Cape...

Space Shuttle Challenger Debris

Space Shuttle Challenger, NASA, Abandoned

Three workers support a section of the Space Shuttle Challenger as it is lowered into an abandoned Minuteman Missile silo at Complex 31 at Cape...

Space Shuttle Challenger Debris

Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Challenger, NASA

Sharon Christa McAuliffe, a teacher who was to become the first citizen observer/payload specialist in space, trains for the Space Shuttle Challenger...

Christa McAuliffe During Weightlessness Training for Challenger Mission

Astronaut, Christa McAuliffe, Zero Gravity

Cape Canaveral, FL- The contrail of the Space Shuttle Challenger can be seen over the Kennedy Space Center after an apparent explosion of the orbiter.

Contrail of Challenger After Explosion

Space Shuttle Challenger, Accidents and Disasters, Outer Space

The final moments of the Space Shuttle Challenger as it leaves the launch pad on January 28, 1986.

Challenger Space Shuttle Preparing for Liftoff

Space Shuttle Challenger, Launch Pad, Accidents and Disasters

Girl looks at the Space Mirror Memorial 28 January at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a service on the 20th anniversary of the Space...

US-SPACE-CHALLENGER MEMORIAL

Space Shuttle Challenger, Anniversary, Arlington - Texas

Careca, Forward for the Brazil national football team in motion heading the football challenged by Maxime Bossis, Defender for France as Müller,...

1986 FIFA World Cup: Brazil vs France

Heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick, watched by referee Mills Lane , goes down after a hard left from challenger Mike Tyson in the 2nd round of their...

BOXING-TYSON-BERBICK

One of the Inertial Upper Stage computers, still attached to a portion of the external structure of the IUS salvaged from the wreckage of the Space...

Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L Salvage

Space Shuttle Challenger, Submarine

Argentina's Diego Maradona goes flying over the challenges of West German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher and defender Karlheinz Foerster during play in...

Argentina v West Germany In 1986 FIFA World Cup Final

Heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick takes a hard left to the face from challenger Mike Tyson in the 2nd round of their scheduled 12 round WBC title...

BOXING-TYSON-BERBICK

Mike Tyson - Boxer

Heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick takes a hard left to the face from challenger Mike Tyson in the 2nd round of their scheduled 12 round WBC title...

BOXING-TYSON-BERBICK

View of ice on the launchpad for space shuttle mission STS-51-L at Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, 28th...

Launch Complex 39B At Kennedy Space Center

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle

President Ronald Reagan address the nation after the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.

Reagan Address After Shuttle Disaster

Space Shuttle Challenger, Exploding, Ronald Reagan - US President

Picture released and taken in April 1986 at Kennedy Space Center shows approximately 1800 to 2000 pound, 6' x 10' piece of the Space Shuttle...

US-SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER-DEBRIS

This photo, released by NASA, of the 28 January explosion which destroyed the Space shuttle Challenger and killed all seven crew members 75 seconds...

CHALLENGER EXPLOSION

Exploding, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle

One of the Space Shuttle Challenger's elevons is moved by tractor after being found washed ashore on Cocoa Beach, Florida as beachgoers and the media...

US-CHALLENGER DEBRIS 1

Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle

Close-up view of the rubberised O-ring seals within the right Solid Rocket Booster casing flown on Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L, at...

Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L

Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-51-L, 1986

An interface cable, still connected to the internal Inertial Upper Stage panel, salvaged from the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Challenger in an...

Space Shuttle Mission STS-51-L Salvage

Space Shuttle Challenger, Submarine, 1986

Argentina's Diego Maradona goes flying over the challenges of West German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher and defender Karlheinz Foerster during play in...

Argentina v West Germany In 1986 FIFA World Cup Final

Diego Maradona, 1986

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