Feb 13 1986
From The Space Library
NASA released footage of the Challenger just seconds after ignition, showing a puff of black smoke coming from the right Solid Rocket Booster near a joint between two segments. The tape lent more weight to the theory that the accident had resulted from a faulty seal in the motor. (W Post, Feb 14/86; WSJ, Feb 14/86; W Times, Feb 14/86; NY Times, Feb 14/86; B Sun, Feb 14/86; USA Today, Feb 14/86)
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