On This Day March 7 1986 - Divers from the USS Preserver Located the Crew Cabin of the Space Shuttle Challenger

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Pete

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On This Day: March 7 1986 Divers from the USS Preserver Located the Crew Cabin of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

On this day March 7 1986 divers from the USS Preserver discovered the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the ocean floor. This grim discovery came more than a month after the shuttle tragically exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28 1986 claiming the lives of all seven crew members.

The search for Challenger’s wreckage had been an extensive and heartbreaking effort. Finding the crew cabin provided investigators with crucial evidence as they worked to determine the exact...
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