Filmmakers discover large fragment from Challenger space shuttle | HeritageDaily

A documentary film crew have discovered a large fragment from the Challenger space shuttle, while searching for the wreck of a WW2 aircraft off the Florida coast, United States.

Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle orbiter, manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Challenger first launched in April 1983 and was the 2nd space shuttler obiter to fly into space after Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102).

In January 1986, Challenger broke apart soon after launch, killing all seven crewmembers aboard. The disaster was the result of two redundant O-ring seals…