The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 was caused by a spark igniting the ruptured hydrogen tank in the External Tank (ET) a lightning strike during its initial ascent from the Kennedy Space Center a spark igniting the pure oxygen atmosphere of the crew cabin a malfunction in one of the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME)After the crew of the Shuttle Columbia died due to damage to its wing sustained during the launch, NASA redesigned the shuttle so that the wings would no longer be in danger of any damage during launches. True False

The challenger lost its control due to external tank explosion and the space shuttle was destroyed…

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The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 was caused by

		a spark igniting the ruptured hydrogen tank in the External Tank (ET)
		a lightning strike during its initial ascent from the Kennedy Space Center
		a spark igniting the pure oxygen atmosphere of the crew cabin
		a malfunction in one of the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME)

After the crew of the Shuttle Columbia died due to damage to its wing sustained during the launch, NASA redesigned the shuttle so that the wings would no longer be in danger of any damage during launches.

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