NASA'S TOP 10 TRYING MOMENTSby Dave Mosher
Tough Moments![]() NASA's space shuttle Challenger disintegrates just moments after launch on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA
NASA is a space agency built on pushing scientific, technological and human boundaries. But things haven't always been peachy-keen in the quest to advance the frontiers of humankind. Throughout the past 50 years of its history, some unwelcome and foundation-shaking challenges have burst onto NASA's scene. Here Discovery Space presents 10 of NASA's most trying moments -- or, as some might argue in the end, a handful of its biggest triumphs. Click "Next" to continue. |
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