The most incredible rocket launches in history. 🚀👨‍🚀 #engineering | Interesting Engineering

The space shuttle was designed as a cost-effective way of making travel to low Earth orbit routined, but the promise of low and cheap easy access to space had unexpected consequences. In January 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. | Spark

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Today marks 33 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing all seven crew members on board. “It happened just over one minute into flight,” NBC’s Dan Molina reported that day on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. “From mission control: silence.” | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas