Published 17:44 IST, September 19th 2020

Space shuttle disasters: List of 10 horrifying space shuttle disasters; Read more

Space shuttle disasters have helped humanity to learn what mistakes to avoid. Here is a list of all popular space shuttle disasters that you need to know. Read.

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Space has been intriguing humans since the beginning of civilisation. Holding so many mysteries and truths, space is filled with several questions and numerous answers. Astronomers and scientists are trying their best to find out answers to many questions, especially the formation of the Universe. While we know a lot about the birth and death of the planets and stars, there are still many mysteries awaiting us to solve them.

However, finding answers is not easy, it requires patience and persistence, and it also leads to tragedies. We bring to you a list of some major Space Shuttle Disasters that will blow your mind completely. If you have been wondering about the same, then do not worry, here is all you need to know about it.

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List of all the space shuttle disasters

Date  Mission  Incident

8 December 1983

STS-9 Leaked hydrazine fuel fire and explosion

1 February 2003

STS-107

Vehicle disintegration on re-entry – Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

28 January 1986

 

STS-51-L

Launch booster failure, vehicle disintegration during launch – Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

29 July 1985

STS-51-F

Space Shuttle in-flight engine failure

6 December 1988

STS-27

Space Shuttle Atlantis' Thermal Protection System tiles sustained unusually severe damage during this flight.

12 April 1961

Vostok 1

Separation failure took 10 mins to separate

-21 July 1961

Mercury-Redstone 4

Landing capsule sank in water

14 November 1969

 

Apollo 12

Struck twice by lightning during launch

30 June 1971

Soyuz 11

Decompression in space. The only mission with human fatalities in space, as of 2020.

15 November 1967

X-15 Flight 3-65-97

The reason is said to be control failure, however, the flight passed an altitude of 50 miles (80.5 km)

 

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The list of all the space shuttle disasters mentioned above includes the most horrifying and well-known disasters. Some of the mentioned disasters have caused enormous fatalities and destruction. However, as of 2020, only one mission, i.e. Soyuz 11 had recorded human fatalities in space. Most of the space shuttle disasters happened inside the Earth's atmosphere. 

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Apart from this, NASA and SpaceX have recently created history by sending Astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the ISS from American soil through SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket inside the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Since then, NASA is all set with several other missions lined up. SpaceX has also emerged as a strong private space agency by building up a good reputation itself. 

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17:44 IST, September 19th 2020