space medium Fill in the Blank

The Challenger Space Shuttle disaster occurred in _______.

  1. 1984
  2. 1986
  3. 1988
  4. 1990

Answer: 1986

Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members. The cause was O-ring failure in cold weather.

Topic Space History
Exam Relevance General Knowledge for Banking/SSC