In 1986, Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff; 36 years later, a TV dive team found a shuttle artifact with 8-inch tiles off Florida

Divers found a large, tiled object while filming a documentary series. This unexpected discovery was later identified as space shuttle Challenger debris. NASA confirmed the find as the largest piece ...
Engadget

NASA confirms underwater debris is from the 1986 Challenger explosion

A documentary crew searching for World War II-era aircraft wreckage recently discovered historical artifacts of a more modern variety. After reviewing the footage, NASA has confirmed that underwater ...
Hackaday

NASA Shows Off Its Big Computer In 1986

Sometimes it is hard to remember just how far computers have come in the last three or four decades. An old NASA video (see below) has been restored with better sound and video recently that shows ...
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‘Challenger: The Final Flight’ Trailer Retraces Tragic 1986 NASA Mission That Never Made It to Space (Video)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Netflix docuseries “Challenger: The Final Flight” looks back on the 1986 space mission that ...
The Post-Crescent

Here's how a Wisconsin student, paper scientists got astronauts to make paper in space in 1986

In 1986, an experiment conceived by an Appleton high school student resulted in the first and only paper ever made in space. The experiment, flown on the space shuttle Columbia, tested if paper made ...
The Sun

Nasa’s Space Shuttle Challenger explodes on live television in 1986

Nasa’s Space Shuttle Challenger explodes on live television in 1986 Nasa’s Space Shuttle Challenger explodes on live television in 1986 Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in ...
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‘Challenger: The Final Flight’ Trailer Retraces Tragic 1986 NASA Mission That Never Made It to Space (Video)

The trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Netflix docuseries “Challenger: The Final Flight” looks back on the 1986 space mission that tragically exploded in mid-air just 73 seconds after takeoff as millions of ...