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CHALLENGER DISASTER STS-51-L Robbins medallion, sterling silver, obverse with mission emlem, reverse 1986 image 1
CHALLENGER DISASTER STS-51-L Robbins medallion, sterling silver, obverse with mission emlem, reverse 1986 image 2
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CHALLENGER DISASTER
STS-51-L Robbins medallion, sterling silver, obverse with mission emlem, reverse 1986

12 – 21 July 2021, 16:00 PDT
Los Angeles

US$800 - US$1,200

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CHALLENGER DISASTER

STS-51-L Robbins medallion, sterling silver, obverse with mission emlem, reverse 1986

The 25th mission of the Shuttle program ended in disaster during the spacecraft's ascent phase, killing the 7-member crew. Students throughout the country were especially traumatized as they tuned in live to witness the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe. A special Presidential commission charged with finding the cause of the disaster, the Rogers commission, found that 2 o-ring seals failed on the right Solid Rocket Booster.

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