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Old 9th January 2016 | 10:32
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Toryu
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The SRBs were actually blown up once: During Challenger's final flight, when the SRBs flew unguidedly along after the ET explosion/ Orbiter breakup.

Challenger didn't really explode: It was accelerated away from the collapsing fuel-tank at a rate higher than it's structure could sustain. It broke up under aero-loads.
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