{"id":1734341,"date":"2022-11-10T21:03:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T02:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1734341"},"modified":"2022-11-10T21:03:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T02:03:13","slug":"tv-documentary-crew-discovers-large-portion-of-destroyed-challenger-space-shuttle-near-florida-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-documentary-crew-discovers-large-portion-of-destroyed-challenger-space-shuttle-near-florida-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Documentary Crew Discovers Large Portion Of Destroyed Challenger Space Shuttle Near Florida Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftv-documentary-crew-discovers-large-portion-of-destroyed-challenger-space-shuttle-near-florida-coast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1734341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> officials said Thursday that a TV documentary diving crew discovered a large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger partially buried on the Atlantic seafloor off the east coast of Florida, nearly 40 years after the explosion killed seven explorers.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people worldwide watched seven astronauts \u2014 including the schoolteacher bound for space \u2014 lose their lives aboard the space shuttle after a major malfunction caused by ice from unexpected cold temperatures broke apart the shuttle 73 seconds into its flight on January 28, 1986.<\/p>\n<p>As documentarians scoured the bottom of the ocean searching for World War II-era aircraft wreckage, they came across one of the biggest pieces of Challenger found in the decades since the accident, Michael Ciannilli, a NASA manager who saw the underwater video footage from the TV crew, told <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/challenger-space-shuttle-found-in-ocean-064e47171452894d6494f142fea26126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart skipped a beat, I must say, and it brought me right back to 1986 \u2026 and what we all went through as a nation,\u201d Ciannilli said.<\/p>\n<p>Ciannilli said the shuttle piece was more than 15 feet by 15 feet, but was likely longer because of the portion covered by sand. And because of the square thermal tiles on the piece, the NASA official believes it was part of the shuttle\u2019s belly.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage provided \u201cpretty clear and convincing evidence,\u201d said Ciannilli.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Challenger remnants were found almost two decades after two fragments from the left wing drifted to the shores in 1996, according to The Associated Press. About 47% of the Challenger, including two solid-fuel boosters and an external fuel tank, has been recovered since the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The last Challenger mission was commanded by Francis R. \u201cDick\u201d Scobee and piloted by Michael J. Smith with crew members mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, and Judith A. Resnik, payload specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, and teacher S. Christa McAuliffe. The launch was scheduled as the agency\u2019s 25th shuttle mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it has been nearly 37 years since seven daring and brave explorers lost their lives aboard Challenger, this tragedy will forever be seared in the collective memory of our country. For millions around the globe, myself included, Jan. 28, 1986, still feels like yesterday,\u201d NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-views-images-confirms-discovery-of-shuttle-challenger-artifact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThis discovery gives us an opportunity to pause once again, to uplift the legacies of the seven pioneers we lost, and to reflect on how this tragedy changed us. At NASA, the core value of safety is \u2013 and must forever remain \u2013 our top priority, especially as our missions explore more of the cosmos than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA created an Office of Safety and Mission Assurance following the Challenger accident and the Columbia accident, which killed all seven astronauts aboard when the shuttle broke up on reentry in February 2003 over the western United States.<\/p>\n<p>The safety team has since developed new risk assessment procedures while addressing safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>According to NASA, the agency also created the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program to share these lessons within the agency and with other government, public, commercial, and international audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Although NASA officials did not come upon the shuttle artifacts, the remnants still belong to the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>The space agency said it\u2019s currently exploring what actions it may take with the artifact to \u201cproperly honor the legacy of Challenger\u2019s fallen astronauts and the families who loved them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChallenger and her crew live on in the hearts and memories of both NASA and the nation,\u201d said Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro. \u201cToday, as we turn our sights again toward the Moon and Mars, we see that the same love of exploration that drove the Challenger crew is still inspiring the astronauts of today\u2019s Artemis Generation, calling them to build on the legacy of knowledge and discovery for the benefit of all humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA officials said Thursday that a TV documentary diving crew discovered a large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger partially buried on the Atlantic seafloor off the east coast of Florida, nearly 40 years after the explosion killed seven explorers. 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