It's also sad to think that on this day people were at work, most adults couldn't watch, but they paid to have tv sets put in classrooms in different schools so kids could watch the launch. The amount of kids that watched the Challenger explode and the seven crewmates pass away makes me nauseous. It was supposed to be a big day, for the launch, now the day is known for the death of those poor people.
I still remember watching this in 4th grade and one of the teachers bursting into tears. It was very surreal. I was a sheltered and naive 9 yr old and I didn't fully grasp the gravity of the situation , but that moment will be forever etched in my mind. And to your earlier point, neither of my parents saw it live, so it was bit eerie being the only one in my immediate family who saw it in real time.
@@tbounds4812it is still sad, especially this shuttle was carrying a teacher along with the astronauts. She was trained to handle going into space of course, but still this was the first time that a civilian was going to go into space and it ended in disaster
I was 8 yo at the time, only live mission I missed, normally mum got me up to watch the launches on a Friday morning or so (in Auckland, NZ TVNZ), but because she died I slept in. I felt the loss. My world at the time became an even sadder place for Astronauts were my heroes. I still remember their names by heart, saw the clips on the news that night. Reach for the moon, even if you miss, you'll fall among stars.
Oh my god, I’m so sorry for your loss of your own… I can’t even imagine that feeling. I hope your love for astronauts and space exploration is still strong. 🙏🏻❤️
@@Kingbimmy I have sort of out grown the dream, but am always interested in space tech and research. I tried to encourage an interest beyond the mundane and minutiae with the little one.
@@user-yt7gm1pn6k that’s awesome to hear you’re at least still interested in space related stuff. I’m endlessly fascinated by space, and devastating failures like the challenger just make me hope that we progress more and more each day, so all future missions have a much better likelihood of success and safety.
@@k7t1e That is a lie the spaceship was running normally until the explosion the front of the spaceship is reinforced that part of the ship kept moving upwards some if not all were alive some knob's had been moved things switched oxygen masks deployed then the long fall to earth they died hitting the water ..fact
I've come to the understanding that it was an O ring that had frozen over night and went brittle, and 2 guys tried everything they could to stop it. 2 guys who designed the propulsion rockets. They knew that the cold night was too much for the o rings to stay bendable. But nobody listened to them since money was an issue. They decided to launch. Boom.
Its not that simple, because the rocket launch involves too many things, delaying would be close to impossible. Keep in mind that this delay isnt just a 2 hour delay, it could be a fee days, or even weeks. Contacting the higher ups a day before the launch for a delay is simply too late. In this situation, there is just no one to blame. That is not to say their deaths aren’t mourned.
@@RipvoiddyAre you kidding? There are people to blame. The managers who ignored the engineers and said to go ahead are 1000% at fault. They were told time and time again about the dangers. They chose "money" over lives and ultimately wasted that money anyway + added a bunch of expenses for the clean up as well as $7.7 million in settlements paid to the families of 4 out of 7 astronauts.
The reason he said a major malfunction is because they had no idea it had exploded because their screens were just showing the status of the rocket. That’s why you can still hear them announcing the velocity and heights.
which is why he said obviously shitass. He had to say this, it's his job. He added obviously so that morons like you wouldn't say shit like this, but it clearly wasn't enough.
Was a 9 year old boy in 1986....... remember them talkin about this TEACHER goin up in space endlessly!!!!! She was like a celebrity. Not to sound COLD.... *but it made me realize as a child that anything can happen to anybody!!!!*
@@chocolatesandwichesofficia8445 I watched a movie about challenger but the ending was confusing. Until I searched up the rocket I didn't know it exploded
They had no way of knowing if the crew was still alive or not (experts say it's entirely possible they did survive the initial explosion, and it was the crash that killed them), It does nobody any good to start screaming and freaking out while they're trying to figure out what just happened
Still though, show a little concern. On 9-11 when the second plane hit and we all realized this wasn't an accident, the newscasters started losing their shit.
@@josephmort4039 The Newscaster has no direct control over the situation. The newscaster is but a bystanding observer. Mission Control is actively involved in the situation. That's the difference. I'll say it again so you understand: an active participant in a situation helps absolutely nobody by immediately freaking out and becoming unable to accurately and calmly do their job. Their calmness under stressful circumstances is exactly why they have the job. It isn't for lack of empathy.
Jason Cairns Probably because you heard it from inside the cabin? That would explain why the sound of such a explosion lasted a fraction of a second instead of a couple seconds.
Challenger Spacelaunch with a bumblebee. ---------------------------------------------- Treat every living thing equal, without cruel intentions amongst all forms of life. "Who's going to justify your cause Mr.Bee?" "As I tied the bug to the bottle sky-rocket." Like astronauts going to the moon. I heard my Subconcious say "this is a backyard ghetto space launch mission". Then I heard a strange hi backdrop kid voice from amongst the sky of my thoughts "what are you doing?" "Trying to define who God is and how God works, answering in my Subconcious."...... Could it be.......that nature communicates with humans a metaphorical way. When comparing the bumblebee to the "NASA-Challenger Space launch". That I had to find out years later down the road of my adult life. That they knew the rocket was going to explode. Even a bumblebee tied to a bottle rocket by a kid. Has favor. I was questioning "empty space" while standing in a room. With noone around but me and that bee. "Who will justify your cause, Mr.Bumblebee?" Your going to be the 1st bumblebee to go to the moon. Thinking to myself, knowing supposedly that noones knows or sees me. Conscious; that's right it's only you and the bumblebee. Subcons: you should let it go. Cons.; I say, he goes to the moon.... Understand....."yes"..... Forgive me. Dont do that. That seems to brings bad vibes amongst the human species. Their is a invisible Governor (Balancer/Karma). One who can synchronize dimensions beyond time and space. That brings Justice to the weak, feeble, and peaceful. See how it plays out. Theirs other forms of power that can let a bumblebee take revenge.
The boosters weight 2.6 million pounds at launch and you can see those flying away relatively intact. The oxygen/hydrogen tank tank weighs 1.3 million pounds at launch, but only 12,000 pounds empty. The big white cloud is the H2O that formed in the blast, the 12,000 pounds of fragments are too small to be caught on camera. The remaining 200,000 pounds of shuttle can be seen dropping down in pieces leaving smoketrails or too small to be caught on camera at that distance. As for the audio, they synched it with the video, probably to give it more impact.
It's also sad to think that on this day people were at work, most adults couldn't watch, but they paid to have tv sets put in classrooms in different schools so kids could watch the launch. The amount of kids that watched the Challenger explode and the seven crewmates pass away makes me nauseous. It was supposed to be a big day, for the launch, now the day is known for the death of those poor people.
I still remember watching this in 4th grade and one of the teachers bursting into tears. It was very surreal. I was a sheltered and naive 9 yr old and I didn't fully grasp the gravity of the situation , but that moment will be forever etched in my mind. And to your earlier point, neither of my parents saw it live, so it was bit eerie being the only one in my immediate family who saw it in real time.
its the cost of space travel the astronauts knew the risks its only gonna get better and better from now
My mother told me a story about this, she was shown it in her classroom. Crazy to think about
@@tbounds4812it is still sad, especially this shuttle was carrying a teacher along with the astronauts. She was trained to handle going into space of course, but still this was the first time that a civilian was going to go into space and it ended in disaster
Watched it live at age 8
I was in my 20s in 1986 and those words "go with throttle up" still send shivers up me here in the UK to this day.
"Obviously a major malfunction".... if only they had listened to their engineers who had concerns over the questionable "O-rings"
I was 8 yo at the time, only live mission I missed, normally mum got me up to watch the launches on a Friday morning or so (in Auckland, NZ TVNZ), but because she died I slept in. I felt the loss. My world at the time became an even sadder place for Astronauts were my heroes. I still remember their names by heart, saw the clips on the news that night. Reach for the moon, even if you miss, you'll fall among stars.
Oh my god, I’m so sorry for your loss of your own… I can’t even imagine that feeling.
I hope your love for astronauts and space exploration is still strong. 🙏🏻❤️
@@Kingbimmy I have sort of out grown the dream, but am always interested in space tech and research. I tried to encourage an interest beyond the mundane and minutiae with the little one.
@@user-yt7gm1pn6k that’s awesome to hear you’re at least still interested in space related stuff. I’m endlessly fascinated by space, and devastating failures like the challenger just make me hope that we progress more and more each day, so all future missions have a much better likelihood of success and safety.
I love your comment. It was a dark day for America.
@@Kingbimmybeautiful words from a loving soul. I'm sure your reply gave this person at least a little solace. Stay gold.
even worse they know atleast some of them survived the explosion and didn't die till they hit the water. 7 mile free fall.
i’ve always heard that they were unconscious before the explosion even happened
@@k7t1e several oxygen masks were deployed. Which had to be done manually. At least some of them were conscious 😔
@@k7t1e That is a lie the spaceship was running normally until the explosion the front of the spaceship is reinforced that part of the ship kept moving upwards some if not all were alive some knob's had been moved things switched oxygen masks deployed then the long fall to earth they died hitting the water ..fact
I've come to the understanding that it was an O ring that had frozen over night and went brittle, and 2 guys tried everything they could to stop it. 2 guys who designed the propulsion rockets. They knew that the cold night was too much for the o rings to stay bendable. But nobody listened to them since money was an issue. They decided to launch. Boom.
Like why ignore the warning signs knowing something is gonna go wrong, it could've been a easy maybe delayed fixed but it's never worth someone life
@@pettyiana4071Money.
@@pettyiana4071Money.
Its not that simple, because the rocket launch involves too many things, delaying would be close to impossible. Keep in mind that this delay isnt just a 2 hour delay, it could be a fee days, or even weeks. Contacting the higher ups a day before the launch for a delay is simply too late. In this situation, there is just no one to blame. That is not to say their deaths aren’t mourned.
@@RipvoiddyAre you kidding? There are people to blame. The managers who ignored the engineers and said to go ahead are 1000% at fault. They were told time and time again about the dangers. They chose "money" over lives and ultimately wasted that money anyway + added a bunch of expenses for the clean up as well as $7.7 million in settlements paid to the families of 4 out of 7 astronauts.
Watching this rn thinking how the exact same thing could've happened on Wednesday. Good thing they chose to do it today instead.
This is why details are important. Live well
“ obviously a major malfunction” no shit
I feel bad for laughing at this-
That’s why he said “obviously”
The reason he said a major malfunction is because they had no idea it had exploded because their screens were just showing the status of the rocket. That’s why you can still hear them announcing the velocity and heights.
which is why he said obviously shitass. He had to say this, it's his job. He added obviously so that morons like you wouldn't say shit like this, but it clearly wasn't enough.
NASA : WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?! Rocket engineers: Hey, we told you not to launch.....
Was a 9 year old boy in 1986.......
remember them talkin about this TEACHER goin up in space endlessly!!!!!
She was like a celebrity.
Not to sound COLD....
*but it made me realize as a child that anything can happen to anybody!!!!*
can’t believe this was seen on tv! it was so quick :( shame on those who ignored the professionals who warned them the launch was a bad idea.
Ironic that this happened the same year as the Churnobyl power plant disaster in the Soviet Union, what an awful year in history.
Well, there was one great event in 1986: FIFA World Cup(Argentina's 2nd title)!
1:11 so hard to listen to the final transmission from the crew before the explosion
What did the crew say I cant hear it well...
Anna Afanvit they respond to ground control to increase power to the shuttle engines
@@chocolatesandwichesofficia8445 and then it exploded😔
@@chocolatesandwichesofficia8445 I watched a movie about challenger but the ending was confusing. Until I searched up the rocket I didn't know it exploded
"Challenger going with throttle up" probably
This tape was originally shot by NBC.
Pilot Smith, seated on the right, supposedly said, “Uh-oh,” right before the explosion. He must have seen the SRB dislodge itself
nice giant watermark
Some at NASA KNEW it was risky due but were over ruled snd they launched anyways. Hope those got sued
Since when are higher ups held accountable for the blood on their hands!? of course nobody was prosecuted.
It's so sad that Challenger & a Concorde plane 14 years later made history for all the wrong reasons namely exploding & killing everyone onboard
Saw it live 5th grade never forget
1:10 I just realized Luxoflux used this voice clip in Vigilante 8 2nd Offense and nobody noticed it.
1:15
The problem is they used a 5.7 hemi to fly this thing instead of a 6.0 LS and also should’ve called it the Camaro
All jokes aside rest in peace 🪦
They're disturbingly calm about this.
They had no way of knowing if the crew was still alive or not (experts say it's entirely possible they did survive the initial explosion, and it was the crash that killed them), It does nobody any good to start screaming and freaking out while they're trying to figure out what just happened
Still though, show a little concern. On 9-11 when the second plane hit and we all realized this wasn't an accident, the newscasters started losing their shit.
@@josephmort4039 The Newscaster has no direct control over the situation. The newscaster is but a bystanding observer. Mission Control is actively involved in the situation. That's the difference. I'll say it again so you understand: an active participant in a situation helps absolutely nobody by immediately freaking out and becoming unable to accurately and calmly do their job. Their calmness under stressful circumstances is exactly why they have the job. It isn't for lack of empathy.
@@Snavels yeah for real it's like getting upset with a 911 operator for always keeping a cool calm head. It's literally in the job description.
"A major malfunction"??
My dad watched this in person, he saw it blow up through a window
Good for an wt loading screen
'Flight controllers here looking very carefully at the situation'...Lol what situation, your shuttle has just been turned into a fkin Jalfrezi...
Rubber dinghy rapids bro
I was 6 years old, happened during our PE class. We heard about it later that day. 🙏
"We have a major malfunction"
Ya think?
Minor inconvenience
SPACE SHUTTLE IS COMPLETELY EXPLODED
Big F
Scary to think an mere miscalculation caused that..
How fast it went with no warning 😢
We have a problem 💔
They got the firmament
The o ring failed
Thanks for ruining the footage with the giant watermark smacked right in the middle of the frame
Bom pow
WOOHOO
Why do we hear the explosion as soon as we see it? At that distance the sound would be at least a few seconds behind...
No lol. Just pointing out that the audio is slightly ahead
Jason Cairns Probably because you heard it from inside the cabin? That would explain why the sound of such a explosion lasted a fraction of a second instead of a couple seconds.
"...Obviously a major malfunction."
-NASA
So so tragic
this is so sad
Pooft
F
Challenger Spacelaunch with a bumblebee.
----------------------------------------------
Treat every living thing equal, without cruel intentions amongst all forms of life.
"Who's going to justify your cause Mr.Bee?"
"As I tied the bug to the bottle sky-rocket." Like astronauts going to the moon. I heard my Subconcious say "this is a backyard ghetto space launch mission". Then I heard a strange hi backdrop kid voice from amongst the sky of my thoughts "what are you doing?"
"Trying to define who God is and how God works, answering in my Subconcious."......
Could it be.......that nature communicates with humans a metaphorical way. When comparing the bumblebee to the "NASA-Challenger Space launch".
That I had to find out years later down the road of my adult life. That they knew the rocket was going to explode.
Even a bumblebee tied to a bottle rocket by a kid. Has favor. I was questioning "empty space" while standing in a room. With noone around but me and that bee.
"Who will justify your cause, Mr.Bumblebee?" Your going to be the 1st bumblebee to go to the moon.
Thinking to myself, knowing supposedly that noones knows or sees me.
Conscious; that's right it's only you and the bumblebee.
Subcons: you should let it go.
Cons.; I say, he goes to the moon....
Understand....."yes".....
Forgive me.
Dont do that. That seems to brings bad vibes amongst the human species. Their is a invisible Governor (Balancer/Karma). One who can synchronize dimensions beyond time and space. That brings Justice to the weak, feeble, and peaceful.
See how it plays out.
Theirs other forms of power that can let a bumblebee take revenge.
it reminds me of the cardano coinbase launch
Need another seven astronauts bro
????!
Need
Another
Seven
Astronauts
Mark Thompson Why ?
Because seven astronauts died in the explosion in this video. Google it
Mark Thompson I know but why YOU need astronauts
Did anyone survive?
No😢
OK? There isn't a sound delay. Looks like 4.1 million pounds of material just vaporized? A balloon could easily vaporize.
No, the material didn't vaporize but just keep telling yourself that you're amazing and the earth is flat until you feel good.
Hella fast balloon bro
The boosters weight 2.6 million pounds at launch and you can see those flying away relatively intact. The oxygen/hydrogen tank tank weighs 1.3 million pounds at launch, but only 12,000 pounds empty. The big white cloud is the H2O that formed in the blast, the 12,000 pounds of fragments are too small to be caught on camera. The remaining 200,000 pounds of shuttle can be seen dropping down in pieces leaving smoketrails or too small to be caught on camera at that distance. As for the audio, they synched it with the video, probably to give it more impact.
@@washellwash1802i didn't even know that it turned into water
Beautiful
failure
sixty ninth comment
Nobody even died. There all still Alive
this was 40 years ago. even if they did live the intial explosion and somehow crashing down to earth, they would have passed away
@@Yeetheog do some research into it mate, there all still alive
@@JamieJackson-ye9uc 14k above the atlantic ocean they would not survive, and they had no resources
@@Yeetheog like I said in the previous comment. Do some research there all still alive. There weren’t even on the rocket ship when it exploded
@@JamieJackson-ye9ucwhy’d they blow it up
what an american joke
Wow, that's amazing of you. Such intellect.
space disasters have obviously only happened in america, 10/10 analysis
@@dicedmeat7857 : :Love the sarcasm.