Seconds from disaster. Season 3, episode 12, Space shuttle explosion

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The 1986 launch of Space Shuttle Challenger was meant to be a special occasion, with the first civilian, a school teacher named Christa McAuliffe, being launched into space. Instead, 73 seconds aft...

The 1986 launch of Space Shuttle Challenger was meant to be a special occasion, with the first civilian, a school teacher named Christa McAuliffe, being launched into space. Instead, 73 seconds after blastoff, the space shuttle engulfs in flames and breaks apart in the sky.

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