The Challenger shuttle crew, of seven astronauts--including the specialties of pilot, aerospace engineers, and scientists-- died tragically in the explosion of their spacecraft during the launch of STS-51-L from the Kennedy Space Center about 11:40 a.m., EST, on January 28, 1986. The explosion occurred 73 seconds into...
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The 'Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ' occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The sp...
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The Crew of Challenger Flight 51-L ... Click on names or faces to find NASA bio's for the 51-L crew ... Home | About Us | Workshops | Challenger | SEDNet | Space News | Education News | Kids Page | Links | Schedule | Contact Us...
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Bruce Jarvis, father of Challenger crew member Greg, spoke on behalf of the families, saying that the Challenger crew "would be pleased that their footsteps are being followed and their hopes and dreams are marching forward." (162K AIFF sound or 162K WAV sound) He called the center a "living memorial for those who died."
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NASA announced plans to name the landing site of the Mars Opportunity rover in honor of the Space Shuttle Challenger's final crew. The area in the vast flatland called Meridiani Planum, where Opportunity landed this weekend, will be called the Challenger Memorial Station.
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The families of the Space Shuttle Challenger's crew today accepted the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.
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Challenger STS-51L Explosion Crew Remains Dover Air Force Base Delaware Kennedy Space Center Florida C-141 Ellison Onizuka Sharon Christa McAuliffe Greg Jarvis Judy Resnik Mike Smith Dick Scobee Ron McNair...
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Families of Astronauts Observe Anniversary Of Disaster ... The crew of the space shuttle Challenger is seen in this 1986 file photo released by NASA. From left to right: Ellison Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnick.
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Space Shuttle Challenger Crew Memorialized on Mars; January 28, 2004 ... NASA announced plans to name the landing site of the Mars Opportunity rover in honor of the Space Shuttle Challenger's final crew. The area in the vast flatland called Meridiani Planum, where Opportunity landed this weekend, ... The Challenger crew.
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This is NASA's official portrait of the crew of STS 51-L, taken in November 1985. In the back row (l-r) are mission specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, teacher Sharon Christa McAuliffe, payload specialist Greg Jarvis and mission specialist Judy Resnik.
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