Challenger
Lost 1986 orbiter
Challenger was a NASA space shuttle that exploded seventy-three seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members including teacher Christa McAuliffe.
The disaster, caused by a failed O-ring seal, became a defining moment in American spaceflight history and a case study in organizational failure.
The Challenger disaster now serves as shorthand for catastrophic institutional breakdowns. (Lowercase challenger is one who competes or contests.)
America personified, or its namesakes
- AtlantisMythical sunken island
- DiscoveryVessel or network name
- EndeavourNamed vessel, two famous
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
shuttle · launch · mission · crew · O-ring · explosion · disaster · tragedy
Deepest oceanic chasm
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
- TriesteNortheastern Italian seaport
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
bathyscaphe · depth · James Cameron · abyss · Walsh · descent · seafloor
Columbia
America personified, or its namesakes
NASA · shuttle · launch · mission · crew · O-ring · explosion · disaster · tragedy · memorial
Mariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
- TriesteNortheastern Italian seaport
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
expedition · bathyscaphe · depth · James Cameron · abyss · Walsh · descent · seafloor
- carscar, auto, automobile, sedan, coupe
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
- Dodge ModelsCharger, Durango, Ram, Magnum, Journey
- Muscle CarsMustang, Camaro, Charger, Chevelle, GTO
- Space Landerslunar lander, Mars lander, Philae, Viking, Phoenix
- Space MissionsVoyager, Cassini, Galileo, Pioneer, Juno
Challengerdefender
One who guards another
champion · incumbent · titleholder · title holder · reigning champion
Challengeraccepter
One who receives willingly
defender · conformist · supporter · upholder · protector
ChallengerColumbia
America personified, or its namesakes
Discovery · Atlantis · Endeavour · Enterprise
- ice bucket challengeFilmed self-soaking for awareness
- rise to the challengeMeet a difficult demand
- late challenge
- physically challengedHaving bodily impairments
- leadership challengeContest for top position
- daily challengeRecurring task per day
challenge, challenging, challenged, unchallenged, challengers, counterchallenge