Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In 1986, the Space Shuttle seemed to point the way forward for human space exploration, the crown jewel of the American space program and the first step in the dream of economical, reliable spaceflight. But on January 28, that dream was shattered when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch in a seemingly tragic accident. Yet, the subsequent investigation by the Rogers Commission would reveal that the explosion was anything but an accident.
In 1986, the Space Shuttle seemed to point the way forward for human space exploration, the crown jewel of the American space program and the first step in the dream of economical, reliable spaceflight. But on January 28, that dream was shattered when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch in a seemingly tragic accident. Yet, the subsequent investigation by the Rogers Commission would reveal that the explosion was anything but an accident.
