Terrifying on Instagram: "On Tuesday, January 28, 1986, at 11:39 a.m. EST, the Space Shuttle Challenger (mission STS-51-L) launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Among the seven crew members was Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher selected to be the first private citizen in space through NASA’s Teacher in Space Project. Seventy-three seconds after liftoff, at an altitude of approximately 46,000 feet, the shuttle suffered a catastrophic structural failure. A flawed design in the Soli

Historic launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135, which lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011. STS-135 was not just another mission — it marked the final flight of the U.S. Space Shuttle program, closing a 30-year chapter of human spaceflight. Atlantis carried supplies to the International Space Station and symbolized the end of an era that launched satellites, built the ISS, and inspired millions around the world. An unforgettable moment in space history 🚀 Cre