Wired contributing editor Joshua Davis discusses the extensive process that lead to the development of James Cameron’s intergalactic space epic, 'Avatar'.
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May 3, 1986: The Goes-G NOAA weather satellite was to be NASAýýýs first launch following the Challenger disaster. 71 seconds into the mission the first stage engine shut down necessitating destruction 20 seconds later. (courtesy NOAA)
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February 1, 2003: Columbia disintegrates as it re-enters the atmosphere, killing the seven astronauts on board and dealing a near-fatal blow to the already troubled space shuttle program. (courtesy USAF)
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December 6, 1957: The United States' first attempt to launch a satellite into orbit fails. Two seconds after leaving the launch pad, the rocket lost thrust and sank back down. (Courtesy NASA. Video has no sound.)
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August 12, 1998: A billion dollar spy satellite is destroyed when a Titan IV rocket explodes 40 seconds after lift-off. U.S. Investigators say a faulty wire harness short-circuited causing the guidance system to lose power.
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January 28, 1986: The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing the entire crew in what, until then, was the worst accident in the history of the U.S. space program. (courtesy NASA)
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Rocket Explodes Over Plesetsk Cosmodrome
