Challenger shuttle disaster

Title

Challenger shuttle disaster

Genre

Interview; Speech; Special

TX Date

9 Jun 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:03

Description

US President, Ronald Reagan addresses the people of America in the wake of the Challenger shuttle explosion. An unidentified (NASA?) spokesman describes the series of events which led up to the explosion during take-off, and the helplessness felt by ground staff. Clip also includes live NASA commentary on the take-off.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Space exploration; NASA; Spacecraft; Space shuttles; Challenger (space shuttle)

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