Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Challenger disaster

Original - Disintegration of the Space Shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986 shortly after liftoff. All seven astronauts aboard the Challenger died.
Reason
Iconic, tragic, PD.
Articles this image appears in
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Creator
NASA

Promoted Image:Challenger (STS-51-L) Explosion.ogg MER-C 03:13, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]