Name: How the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Unfolded
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Description: Seventy three seconds after take off the Space Shuttle Challenger encounters unexpected disaster. Find out more in this clip from Season 1, "Challenger Disaster."

Seventy three seconds after takeoff, the Space Shuttle Challenger encounters unexpected—and catastrophic—disaster.

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How the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Unfolded

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Seventy three seconds after take off the Space Shuttle Challenger encounters unexpected disaster. Find out more in this clip from Season 1, "Challenger Disaster."

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