The US space agency (NASA) commemorated today, 30 years after the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger, all the astronauts who died in their missions; in 1986 the seven crew members died following the explosion of the ship to the minute of takeoff
The US space agency (NASA) recalled today in the day 30th anniversary of the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger, to all the dead astronauts on space missions. In 1986 the seven crew members died following the explosion of the ship at the moment of takeoff.
Wreaths will be placed in Arlington National Cemetery in nearby Washington, and Space Center Kennedy in Florida in memory of the seven astronuatas who died in the Challenger on January 28, 1986, as well as other space disasters.
In addition, Johnson Houston (Texas) Space Center to commemorate the anniversary a wreath to the trees Apollo, Challenger and Columbia, planted on their premises.
“Space exploration is one of the most difficult efforts we undertake and from the Apollo 1 and Challenger Columbia, brave Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice in our quest to expand the boundaries and explore new frontiers, “said US President Barack Obama, in a statement on the commemoration of Remembrance Day at NASA.
” However, despite the dangers, we continue to reach for the stars. From new partnerships with private industry to develop revolutionary inventions Americans go with them to the solar system and eventually to Mars; continue our journey of discovery, “Obama expanded
Shortly after arriving the White House in 2009, Obama canceled a NASA program to return to the moon, saying he preferred to channel these resources to an exploration of deep space and directed to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s mission.
Between now and February 1, the 49th anniversary of the fire is fulfilled in the three crew of Apollo 1, the 30th anniversary of the disaster of the Challenger shuttle and the thirteenth anniversary of the tragedy of the shuttle Columbia were killed.
On January 27, 1967, the three crew of Apollo 1, Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee perished in a fire in the command module occur during a test at Cape Canaveral.
On January 28, 1986, the shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after takeoff when he went to fulfill the mission STS 51-L, in which for the first time ever riding a civilian teacher Christa McAuliffe.
That night, then-President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) planned to give the speech on the State of the Union, which postponed due to national mourning and instead delivered a moving message, especially aimed at children who were watching the launch, which had a great impact on society.
On February 1, 2003, the shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon entering the atmosphere with its seven crew, after 16 days of successful mission (STS-107), in an accident that turned to shock the country.
The dramatic accident frustrated the aspiration of NASA sending civilians into space to engage society in their explorations, build support for its costly financing and obtain the views of teachers, journalists and other professionals who could make a literary contribution.
In addition, NASA shuttles stopped flying in July 2011, and all that remains of them are now museum pieces . The FDA relies since the Russian spacecraft Soyuz to transport their aeronauts.
To avoid such dependence, NASA is overturned in a process so that these transfers are made to ships agency country.The private companies endowed with 6,800 million to Boeing and SpaceX in September 2014 to complete their space capsules, hoping that they can become operational by the end of next year.
Agencies AFP and EFE
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