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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

Took place on January 28, 1986

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41st anniversary next

The 41st anniversary falls on January 28, 2027, in 96 days.

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated about 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 16:39:13 UTC (11:39:13 a.m.

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