Sujet

USA - 28 January 1986 - On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Soli

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USA - 28 January 1986 - On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Solid Rocket Booster caused an explosion soon after launch. This photograph, taken a few seconds after the accident, shows the Space Shuttle Main Engines and Solid Rocket Booster exhaust plumes entwined around a ball of gas from the External Tank. Because shuttle launches had become almost routine after fifty successful missions, those watching the shuttle launch in person and on television found the sight of the explosion especially shocking and difficult to believe until NASA confirmed the accident - Photo: Geopix/NASA

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Photographe : Geopix

Date

28 janv. 1986

Crédit

Photo12/Alamy/Geopix

Notre référence

LMY26T01_2BEMBPM

Utilisation

uniquement en France

Model release

Oui

Property release

Oui

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29,3Mo (608,9Ko) / 30,1cm x 24,4cm / 3555 x 2879 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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