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Legendary card · Science
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a Legendary card
On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 186
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,300,000
Ranked #347 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was the first fatal accident involving an ______ spacecraft while in flight.
Answer
American. It was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft while in flight. From the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
On January 28, ____, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members.
Answer
1980s. On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. From the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ludwig Wittgenstein. Ludwig Wittgenstein 95 · Alberto Santos-Dumont 92 · Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 89 · Thomas Edison 86 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The spacecraft disintegrated about 46,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 16:39:13 UTC.
- It was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft while in flight.
- The mission, designated STS-51-L, was the 10th flight for the orbiter and the 25th flight of the NASA's Space Shuttle program.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster article was read about 2,300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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Text : Wikipedia, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kennedy Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
