Challenger space shuttle disaster

Title

Challenger space shuttle disaster

Genre

News report

TX Date

29 Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Paul Maurice, aviation correspondent, on the space shuttle programme, the shuttle’s construction, and previous problems. Report follows the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle yesterday (28/01/86), which killed all on board.

Contributors

Paul Maurice

Keywords

Accidents; USA; Deaths; Space exploration; Safety; Explosions; NASA; Astronauts; Space shuttles; Challenger; Cape Canaveral

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