51L-10166 (4 March 1986) --- Members of the Presidential Commission on the space shuttle Challenger accident arrive at the Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Commission members present are Robert Hotz (center) and Dr. Sally Ride. Others pictured are John Chase, staff assistant to the Commission (far right) and from left to right: Bob Sieck, Director of Shuttle operations; Jack Martin and John Fabian.
Members of the Presidential commission on Challenger accident arrive at KSC
51L-10162 (8-9 March 1986) --- View of the left solid rocket booster first piece retrieval #11 (STS-51L space shuttle Challenger). Photo credit: NASA
View of left SRB first piece retrieval
51L-10187 (18 April 1986) --- A 9'7" x 16' segment of Challenger's right wing is unloaded at the Logistics Facility after being off-loaded from the rescue and salvage ship USS Opportune. It was located and recovered by Navy divers from the Opportune about 12 nautical miles northeast of Cape Canaveral in 70 feet of water. Photo credit: NASA
Segment of Challenger's right wing unloaded at KSC Logistics Facility
51L-10147 (28 Jan. 1986) --- View of ice on the 51-L launch complex. Photo credit: NASA
View of ice on the launch complex
S86-28749 (5 March 1986) --- Two JSC officials chat prior to a meeting with members of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, while one of the commissioners studies his notes. Pictured left to right in the foreground are Richard H. Kohrs, Deputy Manager of the National Space Transportation Systems Program Office; JSC Deputy Director Robert C. Goetz and Joseph F. Sutter. Photo credit: NASA
Presidential commission investigating Challenger accident at JSC
S86-30336 (4 April 1986) --- Larue Forbes of CSC retrieves one of the MADS tapes for inputting into a nearby computer in the central data office.
Analysis of data on MADS recorder tape from the STS 51-L Challenger