01/29/2017
(Photo credit: NASA) Challenger Liftoff Jan 28, 1986
(photo credit: NASA) Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe and the rest of her crew Commander Francis "Dick" Scobee, Pilot Michael Smith Missions Specialists Ronald McNair, Judith Resnick and Ellison Onizuka and Gregory Jarvis lifted off with a beautiful launch when at 11:39 Am EST (1639 GMT) right as Commander Dick Scobee was given the command for " Go at Throttle Up " and throttle up was initiated. An O-ring on the Starboard side SRB (Solid Rocket Booster-segment number 1) failed. And caused a blowtorch like a flame to rupture the external tank. And flying at Mach 1.9 which is almost twice the speed of sound, Challenger breaks apart from shear Dynamic Forces exuded on the fuselage.
After a lengthy investigation into the accident known as the Rogers Commission who's members included Apollo 11 Commander and first Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong, as well as First US Woman in Space Dr. Sally Ride and Gen. (USAF Ret.) Chuck Yeager, the First Man to break the sound Barrier and Dr. Richard Feynman Theoretical Physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and who was the driving force behind finding the cause of the accident Who had an undisclosed inside source at the time feeding Feynman hints of where to look this inside source turned out to be Dr. Sally Ride. Due to the unseasonably excessive cold temperatures that severely and structurally compromised the integrity of the O-Rings that morning and from failed planning and cooperation from NASA Engineers and Mission Leadership. We lost a crew and an Orbiter.
God's speed crew of Challenger may the wings of Angels continue to carry you on your journey into the hereafter.
Photo Credits: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Michael J. McCabe January 28, 2019
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