Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Members of the Rogers Commission arrive at KSC
Full Description:
Following the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in January 1986, President Reagan appointed a Presidential Commission to investigate the accident. The fourteen members of the Commission included former Secretary of State William Rogers as chairman, astronauts Sally Ride and Neil Armstrong, and Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman. After months of investigation, the Rogers Commission identified the cause of failure as an O- ring in the right Solid Rocket Booster that ruptured due to the cold temperatures of the launch.

Here, Alton Keel (left), the representative to the Commission from the Executive Office of the President, and chairman William Rogers (center) arrive at the Galaxie Theatre at KSC's Visitor's Information Center for a one day briefing and tour of the NASA facility.
Date:
03/07/1986
NASA Center:
Kennedy Space Center
Subject Category:
Space Shuttle
Subject Category:
Challenger STS-51-L
Subject Category:
VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Keywords:
space
Keywords:
Challenger
Keywords:
Richard
Keywords:
Armstrong
Keywords:
Presidential
Keywords:
Sally
Keywords:
Ride
Keywords:
Neil
Keywords:
KSC
Keywords:
Commission
Keywords:
William
Keywords:
shuttle
Keywords:
accident
Keywords:
Rogers
Keywords:
STS
Keywords:
51-L
Keywords:
investigation
Keywords:
Feynman
Keywords:
Alton
Keywords:
Keel
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Challenger
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_who:
Sally Ride
facet_when:
January 1986
facet_when:
03-07-1986
facet_when_year:
1986
Image #:
108-KSC-386-55-28
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2004-00 032
Center:
KSC
Center Number:
108-KSC-386-55-28
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2004-00032
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
Digital

Members of the Rogers Commission arrive at KSC