{"id":5881,"date":"2016-01-28T11:01:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T16:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2016-01-28T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T17:58:18","slug":"30th-anniversary-of-the-challenger-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2016\/01\/30th-anniversary-of-the-challenger-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. \u00a0The Challenger mission was\u00a0a highly anticipated launch carrying not only astronauts but also teacher Christa McAuliffe into space. \u00a0It was launched on a bitterly cold day in Florida with at a temperature of 36 degrees, 15 degrees colder than any previous launch. \u00a0At 73 seconds into the flight, an O-ring failed due to the cold conditions and led to the breakup and explosion of the shuttle, killing all of those it carried. \u00a0For many people, it is one of the historical events that they remember most, on par with the assassination of JFK or the 9-11 tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few stories about the disaster, including two articles about the weather behind the explosion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wikipedia:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>History.com<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/challenger-disaster\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/challenger-disaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Accuweather:<\/em> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/outdoor-articles\/astronomy\/weather-history-challenger-dis\/60648\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/outdoor-articles\/astronomy\/weather-history-challenger-dis\/60648<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Weather.com<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/science\/space\/news\/space-shuttle-challenger-weather-role\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/weather.com\/science\/space\/news\/space-shuttle-challenger-weather-role<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NPR.org: Remembering an engineer who tried to stop the launch. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2012\/02\/06\/146490064\/remembering-roger-boisjoly-he-tried-to-stop-shuttle-challenger-launch\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2012\/02\/06\/146490064\/remembering-roger-boisjoly-he-tried-to-stop-shuttle-challenger-launch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/01\/Challenger_explosion-e1359416645439.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5882\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5882\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/01\/Challenger_explosion-e1359416645439-300x243.jpeg\" alt=\"Challenger_explosion-e1359416645439\" 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