13+ Space Challenger Explosion Pictures. After the accident, nasa refrained from sending. | shuttle challenger explosion [new copy found;
| shuttle challenger explosion [new copy found;
That was day of the challenger disaster, when the nasa space shuttle orbiter challenger broke apart media coverage of the explosion was extensive: The shuttle did not explode in the common definition of that word. On january 28, 1986, the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing seven before and after shuttle explosion (first visible signs of danger on left, just after explosion on right). This study covers the challenger explosion.