A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic.
In this photo provided by the HISTORY Channel, underwater explorer and marine biologist Mike Barnette and wreck diver Jimmy Gadomski explore a 20-foot segment of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger that the team discovered in the waters off the coast of Florida during the filming of The HISTORY Channels new series, The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters, premiering Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
The fragment remains on the ocean floor just off the Florida coast near Cape Canaveral as NASA determines the next step. It remains the property of the U.S. government. The families of all seven Challenger crew members have been notified. Roughly 118 tons of Challenger debris have been recovered since the accident. That represents about 47% of the entire vehicle, including parts of the two solid-fuel boosters and external fuel tank.
Far less has been recovered of Columbia — 42 tons representing 38% of the shuttle. The Columbia remains are stored in converted offices inside Kennedy’s massive hangar.
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