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Briefly into a cloud, you could almost hear a quarter of a million gasps, until it reappeared in the bright blue sky. then "discovery" passed the 73-second mark, the moment "challenger" exploded. >> "discovery," go with throttle up. >> throttle go. >> reporter: the redesigned booster rockets had worked and the spent casings split off from the shuttle to drift to the sea for recovery. nasa was elated. even though they had launched more than an hour and a half late. >> and so be it, but i guarante...

Unchts "discovery" houston you are go at throttle up. >> commander steve lindsey acknowledging the call, "discoverys" three main engines throttle back up. lindsey is joined by pilot eric bowen, al drew and nicole staunt. mission specialist mike barrett and steve bowen. "discoverys" three main engines are bulg a rate that would drain an average swimming pool at 35 seconds. they produce more than 7 million pounds of thrust. 1:50 into the flight were standing by for separation of the twin solid roc...

At throttle up. acknowledging the call from captain as "discoverys" three main engine throttle back up. lindsey is joined on the flight deck bowen drew and staunt. mission specialist mike barrett and steve bowen. "discoverys" three main engines burning rate average swimming pool 25 seconds. the engines combined with the solid rocket boosters produce more than 7 million pounds of thrust. one minute 50 seconds into the flight. were standing by for separation of the twin solid rocket boosters. "dis...

>> "challenger" go with throttle up. >> roger, go to throttle up. >> reporter: suddenly an explosion. >> controllers here looking very carefully at the situation. obviously, a major malfunction. >> reporter: nasa loses all communication with "challenger," but the crowd still does not realize that somethings gone wrong. within seconds, "challenger" disintegrates. >> we have a report from flight dynamic officer that the vehicle exploded. >> reporter: for the spectators, joy turns to confusion. wor...

Heres our coverage from "world news tonight" with peter jennings from our abc news vault. >> "challenger" go with throttle up. >> reporter: the space shuttle "challenger" is destroyed just a little more than one minute after lift-off. >> 1:16, velocity 2900 -- >> reporter: all seven astronauts on board are killed. president reagan has declared a week of mourning for the seven astronauts. five men and two women who lost their lives on their way into space this morning. we begin at cape canaveral ...

The three main engines have been throttled down to 72% of thrust as the orbiter pass through the dynamic pressure on the vehicle in the lower atmosphere. engines going to throttle back up. >> you are go at throttle up, atlantis. >> go at throttle up. >> all three engines looking really good. back at full throttle. the fully fueled shuttle boosters, 4.5 million pounds has burned half of that liftoff weight in propellant. 1 minute 30 seconds into the flight. the units that provide power to

The three main engines on "atlantis" have now been throttled down to 72% of rated thrust as the orbiter prepares to pass through the area of maximum dynamic pressure on the vehicle in the lower atmosphere. engines now beginning to throttle back up. >> "atlantis" you are go at throttle up. >> go on throttle up. >> all three engines looking really good back at full throttle now at liftoff, the fully fueled shuttle boosters and external tank weighed 4.5 million pounds. it now has burned half of tha...

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