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Tomorrow (Jan. 28) is the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.
the almost robotic voice of Mike Curie
Mini-rant: It always bugs me that whenever that film is shown there is an explosion sound at the moment of breakup, which makes no sense as the vehicle was miles away from any microphones on the ground at that point. I know that is cheap History channel-type shows they often sync up sounds to distant visuals to dumb it down for the viewer, but I expect more from an investigation report.
Linked article said:T+73.191
A sudden brilliant flash is photographed between the shuttle and the external tank. TV tracking camera: Fireballs merge into bright yellow and red mass of flame that engulfs Challenger. A single crackling noise is heard on air-to-ground radio. Engineers later say the sound is the result of ground transmitters searching the shuttle's frequency range for a signal.
However, on a semi-related note, recently I've been seeing a lot of posts on forums and comment sections decrying NASA's "safety paranoia" and calling for a more aggressive and less risk-averse approach to space travel. Do people just not remember all the accidents and dead astronauts, or do they not care? It's odd.