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Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion Stock Photos

Browse 176 space shuttle challenger explosion photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images.

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

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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...

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

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

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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...

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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

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

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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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

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Plaque honoring astronaut Ellison Shoji Onizuka and flowers are displayed at the base of the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger monument and memorial in...

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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

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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

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Cape Canaveral, Florida-- 9 seconds after lift off of the Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe's parents, Grace and Ed Corrigan and her...

1/28/86- Cape Canaveral, Florida-- 9 seconds after lift off of the Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe's parents, Grace and Ed Corrigan and her sister, react. (Note: the explosion occurred some 73 seconds AFTER lift-off. Staff Photo by Ar

Space Shuttle Challenger

Streams of smoke follow hurtling debris after the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The explosion claimed the lives of seven crew members....

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Astronaut Judith Resnick walks on the beach at Newport Beach, California, in 1980, She would be killed in the explosion of the Space Shuttle...

Astronaut Judith Resnick on Beach

Space Shuttle Challenger

National Space Development Agency of Japan astronauts Mamori Mori, Chiaki Naito and Takao Doi attend a press conference following the NASA Space...

NASDA Press Conference Following NASA Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

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

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Thick cloud of engine exhaust, solid rocket booster plume, and expanding gas fill the sky above the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the...

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

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Cape Canaveral: The shuttle Challenger rises on a pillar of flame 1/28, just moments before exploding in a ball of fire. All 7 astronauts aboard are...

Space Shuttle Challenger Blasting off into Sky

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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

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The booster rockets from the Space Shuttle Challenger fly off after the shuttle exploded after lift off January 28, 1986 from Kennedy Space Center,...

(FILE PHOTO) Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

Exploding, Accidents and Disasters

An abstract smoke pattern after the space shuttle Challenger explosion, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Challenger Disaster

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The space shuttle Challenger takes off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. 73 seconds later the shuttle exploded, killing its seven crew members.

Challenger Lift-Off

Space Shuttle, Exploding, Accidents and Disasters

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

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

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Solid fuel rocket booster disappears behind the contrail of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger 28 January 1986 over Kennedy Space Center...

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Space Shuttle, Exploding

Mandana Marsh holds her daughter, Molly as they watch television coverage hours after the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger inside their home...

Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

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On January 28 space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida, On the picture,...

On January 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida, On the picture, Challenger's crew.

Frederick Gregory and Richard O Covey, spacecraft communicators at Mission Control in Houston watch helplessly as the Challenger shuttle explodes on...

Exploding, Space Exploration, Space Mission

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

The space shuttle Challenger takes off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. 73 seconds later the shuttle exploded, killing its seven crew members.

Challenger Take-Off

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off on STS-26, NASA's first shuttle mission after the Challenger explosion.

Space Shuttle Discovery Lifting Off

Exploding, Space Shuttle, Outer Space

Washington: Testifying at the inquiry into the Challenger explosion are Lawrence B. Mulloy, Solid Rocket Booster project manager at the Marshall...

Men Testifying at Challenger Inquiry

The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes minutes after takeoff from Kennedy Space Flight Center January 28, 1986 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. All seven...

(FILE PHOTO) The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

Space Shuttle, Exploding, Accidents and Disasters

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

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Exploding, Space Shuttle

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

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Arlene Dresser comforts her daughter Beth Ellen and son Brian during memorial services at St. John's Church in Concord, N.H. To honor the astronauts...

Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial Services

Space Shuttle, Exploding, Accidents and Disasters

President Ronald Reagan speaks at a news conference regarding the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

President Ronald Reagan speaks at a news conference regarding the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger

Ronald Reagan - US President, 1980-1989, Speech

Member of the US Army Honor Guard adjusts the wreaths at the memorial site crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger during rememberance ceremonies for...

US-SPACE-NASA-EXPLOSION

Space Shuttle Challenger

On January 28 space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida, On the picture,...

On January 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida, On the picture, fragments of the shuttle recovered off the coasts of Florida.

On January 28 space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida, On the picture,...

On January 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida, On the picture, the shutte just before the explosion.

On January 28 space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida.

On January 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its take-off from Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Florida.

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off on STS-26, NASA's first shuttle mission after the Challenger explosion.

Space Shuttle Discovery Lifting Off

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off on STS-26, NASA's first shuttle mission after the Challenger explosion.

Space Shuttle Discovery Lifting Off

Pieces of the three main engines of the Space Shuttle Challenger, recovered from the ocean floor, in a storage building at Kennedy Space Center.

Debris From Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

Wreckage from the Space Shuttle Challenger, retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean, returned to the Trident Basin at Cape Canaveral Air Force station...

Return of Challenger Debris

Thick cloud of engine exhaust, solid rocket booster plume, and expanding gas fill the sky above the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the...

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

Exploding, Space Shuttle

School teacher Christa McAuliffe is selected by NASA to be the first teacher to go into space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Christa McAuliffe with Family

Child, Christa McAuliffe, Astronaut

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...

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Space Shuttle, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger

Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Jan. 28--Colorado students and teachers. Leave viewing area with smoke from explosion behind them. Denver Post photo by...

Denver Post Archives

Parents reunited with their children at the Kimball School after the space shuttle Challenger exploded earlier that day in Concord, N.H., Jan. 28,...

Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

Accidents and Disasters

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off on STS-26, NASA's first shuttle mission after the Challenger explosion. In the foreground is the mission clock,...

Space Shuttle Discovery Lifting Off and Countdown Clock

The space shuttle Discovery lifts off on STS-26, NASA's first shuttle mission after the Challenger explosion.

Space Shuttle Discovery Lifting Off

The crew of STS-26, first space shuttle flight after the Challenger explosion, walk out to the Space Shuttle Discovery. From right to left, Frederick...

Astronauts Walking Out to Shuttle