1.- When did it happen?

The mission was set to launch on 22 January but was suspended due to technical
drawbacks. The date ran on to 28 January 1986. This year's launch program was
ambitious. The missions had to be met by date.

2.- What was the purpose of the mission?

THE MISSION HAD SEVERAL PURPOSES:

1. to launch a communications satellite and a space vehicle to observe the Halley comet.
2. the aim of having a reusable vehicle was to reduce the costs of access to space.
3. the first mission of a new program, Teachers in Space, which hoped to attract the public's
attention back to the manned space program.

3.- Which incidents led to the main event?

the role of the O-ring board was to seal two compartments of external fuel rockets using the
shuttle.

4.- What was the main event?

73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger, disintegrated killing all seven crew
members before the gaze of hundreds of people who had gathered in the place to see it and
thousands of viewers who followed it live.

5.- How did the people feel?

The shock was enormous. While not many saw the live release, there were no
longer those who stopped seeing it hours later. In addition, those who did follow in
real-time were thousands of children summoned by the presence of Christa
McAuliffe.

6.-Extra information

Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the live release The media coverage of the accident
was extensive:
a study revealed that 85% of Americans interrogated had heard the news during the time after
the accident. The Challenger accident has been used as a case of study in many discussions on
ethics and engineering safety.