Is it too nitpicky to point out that she didn’t explode, but likely died on impact when they hit the water?
Eran-of-Arcadia on
It was the fall that killed her.
Queen1399 on
What’s the context? What happened that led to that?
1984isAMidlifeCrisis on
It was just the one time . . . and at least it wasn’t Big Bird.
LimeGrass619 on
And it was almost Big Bird. Imagine seeing Big Bird blowing up on TV. The only reason they swapped him out for a teacher was because BIG Bird was too big.
LordyeettheThird on
Just wait until you hear about the alternate timeline next door where Big Bird exploded midflight. Its a mess over there…
CheeeseBurgerAu on
NASA actually stands for “Needs Another Seven Astronauts”.
Junckopolo on
Well, to be fair, it wasn’t supposed to explode. It was quite a bummer for them.
kiddcherry on
God damn this sub sucks
rldzzter on
isn’t the reason why the shuttle explode is due to an accident
grapesodabandit on
Although, only one of the agencies pictured has ever had the capability to put humans into space, and the other three hitch rides with that one…
bowleggedgrump on
I was in 6th grade and watching with my class in the library
ApartRuin5962 on
The Soviet Union: “Look at Space Dog, the dog in outer space!”
The public: “Wow, can we meet Space Dog?”
Soviet Union: “…Space Dog moved to a farm upstate.”
Middcore on
(Roll Safe meme) Can’t lose any crew when you don’t have any crewed launch capability.
KAMEKAZE_VIKINGS on
The funniest part about this meme IMO is that Roscosmos and CNSA didn’t get a feature here even though they’re the only other programs that could have plausibly done this because they also have manned capabilities.
No make way for Japan’s superior asteroid sample return capabilities ain’t nobody care about those two other guys
UltraTata on
Now do number of times they landed a solar powered satelite in shadow, thus rendering the mission useless.
frankhoneybunny on
Ariane group is part of esa tho
bluemaga4ever on
There’s a school named after her in Washington whose mascot is the challenger shuttle.
tunnel_panther on
Never ask ESA the number of astronauts they’ve sent to space.
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Is it too nitpicky to point out that she didn’t explode, but likely died on impact when they hit the water?
It was the fall that killed her.
What’s the context? What happened that led to that?
It was just the one time . . . and at least it wasn’t Big Bird.
And it was almost Big Bird. Imagine seeing Big Bird blowing up on TV. The only reason they swapped him out for a teacher was because BIG Bird was too big.
Just wait until you hear about the alternate timeline next door where Big Bird exploded midflight. Its a mess over there…
NASA actually stands for “Needs Another Seven Astronauts”.
Well, to be fair, it wasn’t supposed to explode. It was quite a bummer for them.
God damn this sub sucks
isn’t the reason why the shuttle explode is due to an accident
Although, only one of the agencies pictured has ever had the capability to put humans into space, and the other three hitch rides with that one…
I was in 6th grade and watching with my class in the library
The Soviet Union: “Look at Space Dog, the dog in outer space!”
The public: “Wow, can we meet Space Dog?”
Soviet Union: “…Space Dog moved to a farm upstate.”
(Roll Safe meme) Can’t lose any crew when you don’t have any crewed launch capability.
The funniest part about this meme IMO is that Roscosmos and CNSA didn’t get a feature here even though they’re the only other programs that could have plausibly done this because they also have manned capabilities.
No make way for Japan’s superior asteroid sample return capabilities ain’t nobody care about those two other guys
Now do number of times they landed a solar powered satelite in shadow, thus rendering the mission useless.
Ariane group is part of esa tho
There’s a school named after her in Washington whose mascot is the challenger shuttle.
Never ask ESA the number of astronauts they’ve sent to space.