Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
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NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.
A June 18 testing explosion laid bare concerns about minimal regulatory oversight of Elon Musk’s commercial space business in Starbase.
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
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Hanbit-Nano launch ends in flames, explosion feared
The first commercial space launch vehicle "Hanbit-Nano" by domestic space launch vehicle company Inno Space took off toward space at 10:13 a.m. on the 23rd, but an unexpected phenomenon was detected during the launch. Observations also suggest a high ...
Three flights carrying approximately 450 people total faced the quandary, according to Federal Aviation Administration records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Two planes, one operated by Iberia Airlines and a private jet, declared fuel emergencies and ...