Space Shuttle Challenger breaks up during its 1986 launch resulting in the death of all seven crew members. This article lists verifiable spaceflight-related accidents and incidents resulting in human death or serious injury.

Feb 23, 2021 · Passengers captured video of the crippled engine, wobbling and still on fire, as pilots made a safe return to the airport minutes after the plane bound for Hawaii took off. WHAT HAPPENED?

Nov 8, 2024 · It’s understood the fire was started after an aircraft’s engine exploded on Qantas flight QF520 as the plane took off. Passengers on-board the flight to Brisbane reported hearing a loud bang.

The two primary risks for bodily injury due to an explosive are from objects being propelled by the explosive (shrapnel) and the pressure gradient created by the shockwave. The human body is pretty good at handling pressure changes...just not rapid pressure changes (which is how explosives work).

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 16:39:13 UTC (11:39:13 a.m. EST, local time at the launch site).

Mar 7, 2024 · Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Texas to Florida this week witnessed a terrifying sight midair: bright orange flames shooting out of the plane's engine, prompting an emergency...

Dec 25, 2024 · Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had flown hundreds of miles off its scheduled route to crash on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea, after what Russia’s aviation watchdog said was an emergency that may have been caused by a …

Aug 17, 2023 · Flames burst from a Southwest Airlines jet in the sky near Houston, forcing the distressed plane into a hasty retreat and a safe landing, officials said Wednesday.

Sep 5, 2021 · An unmanned rocket exploded in a fireball above California minutes after liftoff, marking a fiery end to a private company's first launch for its "Alpha" rocket.

Feb 23, 2021 · Passengers captured video of the crippled engine, wobbling and still on fire, as pilots made a safe return to the airport minutes after the plane bound for Hawaii took off. Now the investigation into the explosion is focusing on broken fan blades — a similar development to what followed a fatal failure on another plane in 2018.