spaceflight accident

A spaceflight accident is an unplanned, harmful event occurring during any phase of a space mission—launch, in-space operations, or reentry—that results in damage to spacecraft, cargo, or loss of human life.

Aliases (2)

• Space Shuttle accident ×1
• aerospace disaster ×1

Instances (6)

• Columbia disaster
• STS-51L
• Kutyna
• Space Shuttle Challenger disaster