The claim
Les 7 astronautes de la navette spatiale Challenger sont en vie.
Rating
Tous les membres de l'équipage de la navette Challenger sont décédés dans l'explosion. Leur mort a été largement documentée. Les individus présentés dans la vidéo portent le même nom que certains des passagers, mais il s'agit bien de personnes différentes.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
Original fact check ↗Original review summary
The review says the seven Challenger crew members died in the 1986 explosion, and that the claim they survived is unfounded. It explains that people shown in the video were mistaken for some astronauts because they shared their names.[S1]
Additional context
The review says the crew’s deaths were confirmed by a presidential commission, and that the cabin was recovered from the sea two months after the accident. [S1]
The man in the video spoke at a Brevard County Commission meeting on May 21, 2024, according to the review. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026