What technical problem caused this accident? Please describe with some detail.- On January 28, 1986 The space shuttle challenger disintegrated in mid air.
- The shuttles external fuel tank collapsed because of the failure of the two O-rings in the right solid rocket booster.
- Releasing all its liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants.
What was the big picture problem that set the conditions for this accident?
I think that launching ths shuttle in freezing temperatures is what caused most of the failures, and caused the O-ring to fail.
What implications did this have for the US Space Program? For the nation
- Forced important shuttle missions to be put on hold or canceled
- The accident taught NASA much about the shuttle and how to make space travel safer
- Challenger accident opened America's eyes to the shuttle's dangers.
- NASA improved the O-rings and designed bail out system for the astronauts
What other challenges have the Space Shuttles encountered?
- space shuttle Atlantis inquired problems with the heat shield
- space shuttle challenger had problems with the O-rings
- space shuttle Columbia obtained damage during lift off when foam around the external fuel tank creating a whole
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