Why Conspiracy Theorists Refuse to Believe the Challenger Astronauts Died

On the unusually cold morning of January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle blew apart 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board: Captain Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialist Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist Judith Resnik, Payload Specialist Gregory Jarvis, and Payload Specialist (and "Teacher in Space") Christa McAuliffe.

But according to some conspiracy theorists, six of the seven crew members still live among us.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE Why Conspiracy Theorists Refuse to Believe the Challenger Astronauts Died Why Conspiracy Theorists Refuse to Believe the Challenger Astronauts Died On the unusually cold morning of January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle blew apart 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board: Captain Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialist Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist Judith Resnik, Payload Specialist Gregory Jarvis, and Payload Specialist (and "Teacher in Space") Christa McAuliffe. But according to some conspiracy theorists, six of the seven crew members still live among us. On the unusually cold morning of January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle blew apart 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board: Captain Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Mission Specialist Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist Judith Resnik, Payload Specialist Gregory Jarvis, and Payload Specialist (and "Teacher in Space") Christa McAuliffe. But according to some conspiracy theorists, six of the seven crew members still live among us. Read More Read More Inside the 12 Greatest Unsolved Disappearances of All Time From D.B. Cooper to Amelia Earhart, these names are etched in history ... with a few blank spaces in their biographies. Read More These Are the 7 Most Dangerous Cosmic Threats to Life on Earth Psst, we're due for an asteroid impact like the one that killed the dinosaurs. Here's what else is on the menu for our destruction. Read More A Short History Of Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Attacks Before the Yemen strike, U.S. destroyers shot down 7 incoming ballistic missiles over the Red Sea. Read More The M777 Howitzer Is Going Back Into Production—But Is It Too Outdated for Modern Warfare? A better solution might be a howitzer that mounts directly to a truck, making it easier to "shoot and scoot" across the battlefield. Read More Don't Think Aliens Are Real? These 7 Reasons Might Change Your Mind We can't be the only ones in the vast expanse of the cosmos ... right? Read More Need Assistance? Contact Us. Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Popular Mechanics is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779