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Space Shuttle Challenger

American Space Shuttle orbiter

9 dated entries naming Space Shuttle Challenger, drawn from 6 separate years between 1983 CE and 1992 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century

  • 1983April 4 – The Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on its maiden voyage: STS-6.source
  • 1984February 3 – STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission.source
  • 1984October 5 – STS-41-G: Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.source
  • 1985July 19 – New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe is selected as the first person to go into space under the Teacher in Space Project, and designated to ride aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.source
  • 1986January 28 – Space Shuttle Challenger disaster – STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch from the United States, killing the crew of seven astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.source
  • 1986June 9 – The Rogers Commission releases its report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.source
  • 1986March 9 – United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger; the bodies of all seven astronauts are still inside.source
  • 1988September 29 – STS-26: NASA resumes Space Shuttle flights, grounded after the Challenger disaster, with Space Shuttle Discovery.source
  • 1992May 7 – STS-49: Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its maiden flight, as a replacement for Space Shuttle Challenger.source

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