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Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff

Original: décollage

A hardened rubber O-ring seal, stiffened by freezing overnight temperatures, caused the space shuttle Challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew aboard on 28 January 1986. French-language coverage of the disaster is circulating widely, retelling how engineers had warned against launching in the cold and how the failure of a single seal led to one of NASA's darkest moments.

Why now: The Challenger disaster is being widely recalled, likely around the anniversary of the 1986 launch.

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Evidence

• Un joint de caoutchouc durci par la nuit glaciale a suffi : 73 secondes après son décollage, la navette Challenger se désintégrait · Sciencepost

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