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LOX Tank Rupture

(January 28, 1986) The bright luminous glow at the top is attributed to the rupture of the liquid oxygen tank just above the SRB/ET attachment. At this point, Challenger is completely engulfed in a firey flow of escaping liquid propellant.

 

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Image Number: S87-25390

Date: January 28, 1986

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Taken on January 28, 1986