STS-51L Challenger (10) USA
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Launch and landing data

Launch date:  28.01.1986 Launch time:  16:38 UTC Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC) Launch pad:  39-B Altitude:  19 km Inclination:  28,5° (planned) walkout photo
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Crew

No.		Surname	Given names	Position	Duration
1		Scobee	Francis Richard "Dick"	CDR	73sec
2		Smith	Michael John	PLT	73sec
3		Onizuka	Ellison Shoji	MSP	73sec
4		Resnik	Judith Arlene "J.R."	MSP	73sec
5		McNair	Ronald Erwin	MSP	73sec
6		Jarvis	Gregory Bruce	PSP	73sec
7		McAuliffe	Sharon Christa Corrigan	PSP	73sec

Crew seating arrangement

Launch 1  Scobee 2  Smith 3  Onizuka 4  Resnik 5  McNair 6  McAuliffe 7  Jarvis

Backup Crew

No.		Surname	Given names	Position
6		Butterworth	Louis William	PSP
7		Morgan	Barbara Radding "Barby"	PSP

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); explosion 73 seconds after liftoff; crew was killed.

Photos / Drawings

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