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What were the condition of the challenger astronauts bodies when they were recovered?
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∙ 13y ago
I've read that most of the flight deck crew, Scobee, Smith, Onizuka, with the exception of Resnik were in identifiable condition aside from the severe trauma associated with impact and the ravages of salt water immersion for 3 months. Not pretty to say the least.
They think that from the condition that the crew compartment was found in, and using ballistics calculations that it impacted the ocean surface at a blistering 207MPH bottom first. As a result, the crew compartment was crushed upwards and out rendering the 3 occupants of the mid-deck, McAuiffe, Jarvis, and McNair to little more than unidentifiable remains among the debris. DNA identification was not available in 1986.
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∙ 13y ago
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Body parts were found of all the Astronauts
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Did the bodies of the challenger spaceshuttle recovered?
All of the bodies were recovered, but it was never determined how the astronauts died. It is assumed they died due to the impact with the ocean, and not the explosion itself.
Were the bodies of the Columbia's astronauts recovered?
In the ocean off of Cape Canaveral.
What was the condition of the challenger bodies in when found?
You know what happens when you leave the cover off the blender and then start it? That's the condition the bodies were in.
Where were the bodies of the Challenger astronauts found?
They were found in the crew cabin on the Atlantic Ocean floor off the coast of Florida.
Did all 3 astronauts scheduled to go in Apollo 18 actually die in separate air planes crashes and were their bodies actually not recovered?
They were not recovered And there is no eveidence to suggest they didn't go to the moon. Families were told the astranauts would be away for up to 7-10 days.
What happens to astronauts bodies in space?
Their bodies would become very weak.
Did the US get their bodies back from Black Hawk Down?
All the bodies were eventually recovered .
Are there photos of challenger bodies?
Oh my goodness....they BLEW UP !
What must Astronauts do to get their bodies readjusted to Earths Atmosphere?
they have to extercise
Were the bodies of space shuttle Colombia astronauts found?
What was left of them, yes.
What space tragedy occured on January 28 1986?
Challenger Destroyed 73 seconds into LaunchThe NASA space shuttle Challenger, carrying 7 astronauts on orbital mission STS-51-L, exploded during the launch, killing all on board including the first "teacher in space" Christa McAuliffe. The other six killed were pilot Michael J. Smith, mission commander Dick Scobee, and specialists Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik.The external fuel tank, containing tons of liquid hydrogen and oxygen, was ruptured by a flare of hot gas from one of the two solid-propellant booster rockets, causing a breakup that destroyed the vehicle. The shuttle crew compartment and the two SRB boosters (both remotely destructed) all fell into the ocean. The bodies of the astronauts were not recovered until March 9th.
Why does Shaila go to Ireland along with other family members of the victims?
To identify recovered bodies
