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Back to EpisodesCHALLENGER DISASTER JANUARY 28, 1986
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THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLODED 73 SECONDS AFTER LAUNCHING FROM CAPE CANAVERAL JANUARY 28, 1986.
HODGEPOD LOOKS AT THE TIME LEADING UP TO THE LAUNCH WITH THE CREW
THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLODED 73 SECONDS AFTER LAUNCHING FROM CAPE CANAVERAL JANUARY 28, 1986.
HODGEPOD LOOKS AT THE TIME LEADING UP TO THE LAUNCH.
THE CREW OF THE CHALLENGER
F. RICHARD SCOBEE-COMMANDER
MICHAEL J SMITH -PILOT
RONALD MCNAIR -MISSION SPECIALIST
ELLISON ONIZUKA -MISSION SPECIALIST
JUDITH RESNICK -MISSION SPECIALIST
GREGORY JARVIS -PAYLOAD SPECIALIST
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE-PAYLOAD SPECIALIST-TEACHER IN SPACE
I WILL LOOK AT CHRISTA MCAULIFFE BEING SELECTED OUT OF 11,000 TEACHERS WHO APPLIED. THE NEWS COVERAGE FROM CBS RADIO, KNBC AND ABC NEWS. THIS TRAGEDY STUNNED THE NATION AS OVER 40 MILLION WATCHED THE LAUNCH AND HORRIBLE TRAGEDY TO FOLLOW. PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN GAVE AN ADDRESS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE THAT NIGHT JANUARY 28.
THE LAUNCH WAS PURE JOY AND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS TOTAL DISBELIEF OF THE CHALLENGER EXPLODED.
https://www.harpercollions.com/blogs/harlerkids/space-shuttle-challenger-explosion
https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/weather/2021/01/19/how-weather-caused-the-loss-of-the-space-shuttle-challenger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
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