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title: "In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew. What was the impact of this tragedy?"  
description: "In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew. What was the impact of this tragedy?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42664/in-1986-the-space-shuttle-challenger-exploded-killing-the-entire-crew-what-was-the-impact-of-this-tragedy  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew. What was the impact of this tragedy?

In 1986, the [space shuttle](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37849/what-space-shuttle-did-mae-jemison-go-on) Challenger exploded, killing the entire crew. What was the [impact](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23027/impact-changing-c-sharp-methods-from-private-to-public) of this tragedy?


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