![]() ![]() A History Channel documentary detailing the latest Challenger discovery premiers Nov. Recovery of the heroes was a long, difficult ordeal for all involved. It would take more than 10 weeks to find the remains of the astronauts who died. Navy divers have found the crew compartment of the space shuttle Challenger, containing remains of the astronauts who died after the craft exploded high above the Atlantic 40 days ago. Launched on an exceptionally cold morning, Challenger was brought down by eroded O-ring seals in the right booster. 28, 1986: Faces of spectators register horror, shock and sadness after witnessing the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff. It sits alongside the charred cockpit window frame from shuttle Columbia, which broke apart over Texas during reentry in 2003, killing seven astronauts. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. Most of the recovered wreckage remains buried in abandoned missile silos at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, except for a left side shuttle panel that is on display at Kennedy Space Center’s visitor complex. (The History Channel via Associated Press). In this photo provided by the HISTORY Channel, underwater explorer and marine biologist Mike Barnette and wreck diver Jimmy Gadomski explore a 20-foot segment of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger that the team discovered in the waters off the coast of Florida during the filming of The HISTORY Channel’s new series, The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters, premiering Nov. ![]()
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