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A locking pin can be seen in the background, almost as a shadow, next ...
A locking pin can be seen in the background, almost as a shadow, next to the orbiter aft ET attachment. Locking pins are used to secure handrails on the platforms while work is being performed. The misplaced pi... More
LOX Tank Rupture. NASA public domain image colelction.
(January 28, 1986) The bright luminous glow at the top is attributed to the rupture of the liquid oxygen tank just above the SRB/ET attachment. At this point, Challenger is completely engulfed in a firey flow o... More