The explosion was a result of a rocket booster failure which ignited the fuel tank.
Some of the objectives of Mission STS-51L included the “Comet Halley Active Monitoring Program” (CHAMP), a fluid dynamics experiment, and lesson plans and telecasts by Christa McAuliffe.
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Gregory B. Jarvis
– Payload Specialist
– Born – August 24, 1944
– Birth place – Detroit, Michigan
– An engineer who worked for Hughes Aircraft Corp.
Christa McAuliffe
– First teacher in space
– Born – September 2, 1948
– Birth place – Boston, Massachusetts
