Challenger Disaster Live on CNN
BackJanuary 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes on its 10th flight during mission STS-51-L. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and was actually the result of rapid deceleration and not combustion of fuel.
CNN was the only national news station to broadcast the mission live, so thus what you are witnessing on this video is the only coverage of the disaster as it happened when it did. Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the launch live, while 85% of Americans heard of the news within 1 hour of the event. According to a study, only 2 other times in history up to that point had news of an event disseminated so fast - the first being the announcement of JFK's assassination in 1963, the second being news spread among students at Kent State regarding the news of FDR's death in 1945. It has been estimated at the time that nearly 48% of 9-13 year olds witnessed the event in their classrooms, as McAuliffe was in the spotlight.
The 25th Space Shuttle mission altered the history of manned space exploration and represented the first loss of an American crew during a space mission (Apollo 1 was during a training exercise).
Christa McAuliffe was slated to be the first teacher in space for the Teacher in Space Program. As her maximum altitude was ~65,000ft (12.31 miles), she never made it to space. That title was given to Barbara Morgan of STS-118 aboard the shuttle Endeavour in August 2007, 22 and a half years after the Challenger Disaster. Morgan served as McAuliffe's backup during STS-51-L. As Morgan is now part of the Educator in Space Program, she will be credited as the first "educator" in space, to distinguish her from McAuliffe.
Aboard Challenger during STS-51-L:
Francis "Dick" Scobee (Commander)
Michael Smith (Pilot)
Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist)
Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist)
Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist)
Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist)
Sharon Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist - Teacher in Space)
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: July 25, 2007 at 1:21 am
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Length: 00:02:23
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Video Comments:
ornofthetalon1 (November 18, 2008 at 8:31 pm)
sad
doox420 (November 18, 2008 at 8:13 pm)
the 80's rocked
blaugelb75 (November 18, 2008 at 7:32 pm)
"After more delays than Nasa cares to count, this morning it looked as though they were not able to get off..."
How prophetic.
In response to others, if you ever do work in the press/media, one of the first things you're taught is to learn how to be dispassionate about these sort of events. Watch news clips of 9/11 or the London bombings or anything else you care to mention.
How prophetic.
In response to others, if you ever do work in the press/media, one of the first things you're taught is to learn how to be dispassionate about these sort of events. Watch news clips of 9/11 or the London bombings or anything else you care to mention.
Stadiumrock (November 18, 2008 at 5:20 pm)
Let's go to commercials...
soulsurvivor52784 (November 17, 2008 at 4:10 pm)
If you fools know anything about broadcasting you never start freaking out on the air, i don't think there is much you can say at that point
whalers59 (November 17, 2008 at 10:14 am)
Dudes...it's called "shock." The guy didn't know what to say but had to say something.
kspop (November 16, 2008 at 8:17 pm)
if i were the reporter... i wouldnt of been like... "well... seems like some of the uhh rocket boster things blew apart.. yup" id be like HOLLY GOD DAMM!! WTF JUST!!DFSDSDAFBSDG OMG!! HOLLY MOTHER F*KING S**** OMG OMG
nashmvp4life (November 16, 2008 at 4:10 pm)
why do you say lol?!?!?!
this is really not funny at all you guys have no souls and are very immature
this is really not funny at all you guys have no souls and are very immature
nycblitz (November 16, 2008 at 1:08 am)
Now you know why CNN is lame, the shuttle blew up and the guy has no reaction instead he says "looks like a couple of the solid rocket boosters blew away from the shuttle....then silence"...wtf?? A normal person would of been like "OMG THE SHUTTLE BLEW UP" F*cking CNN and their reporters are on fucking crack
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yeah you could say that or you could say o my f*cking god challenger just blew up!!!