Tag: challenger
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Challenger Disaster Home Video Surfaces on 28th Anniversary
from huffingtonpost.com: Frances and Michael VanKulick lived so close to Kennedy Space Center that the windows of their house would rattle every time a space shuttle launched. It was from their front yard in Melbourne, Fla., that Michael VanKulick captured this previously unseen video of the Challenger disaster, which 28 years ago on Tuesday exploded…
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1984 Cold War Incident: Soviet Laser Fired Upon Shuttle Challenger
The Soviet Defense Minister concerned about American spying, ordered Terra-3 laser fired upon the Shuttle! The laser beam caused malfunctions on shuttle and sickened crew members, and resulted, in a formal diplomatic protest.