It had 9 missions before 1986 when It blew up 73 seconds after launch due to the failure of the o-rings around the booster rocket.
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The space shuttle Challenger completed nine missions before the tragic accident in 1986.
There were five space shuttle missions that launched before Challenger, starting with Columbia in April 1981.
There have been over 100 space flights since the Challenger tragedy in 1986, including missions to the International Space Station, commercial flights, and scientific research missions. These missions have marked significant advancements in space exploration and technology.
The Challenger space shuttle completed a total of nine missions. Its final mission, STS-51-L, tragically ended in the Challenger disaster in 1986.
The space shuttle Challenger completed a total of 10 missions before the tragic accident in 1986.
Sally Ride participated in two space shuttle missions aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Her first flight was STS-7 in 1983, and her second was STS-41-G in 1984.