#OnThisDay in 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates on launch.
30 years ago today, STS-51-L was the 25th flight of the Space Shuttle program and the disastrous 10th mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 28, 1986. Space Shuttle Challenger launched for the first time on mission STS-6 on April 4, 1983. It launched and landed…
