On January 28, 1926, within 73 seconds of its take-off, the Space Shuttle Challenger experienced malfunctions and broke, killing all seven of its crew members.
Michael J. Smilth, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik all died that day.
The amount of media coverage for this event was actually quite low. Although there were a few radio stations present, CNN was the only National TV coverage that the launch had. There were however, hundreds of children who were able to actually witnessed the launch, and the fatal death of the spacecraft and the seven inside. Christa McAuliffe (Top Row-Far Right) was a school teacher from New Hampshire, so NASA decided to broadcast the launch of the Challenger live to public schools.
The rest of the nation found out the tragic event within a few hours.
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| This photo shows the Challenger beginning to disintegrate. |
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| Part of the left solid rocket booster |
Once the news about the horrible accident was out, the nation began to mourn for the lives that were lost. Information about the launch was on the TV and radio, and soon the entire nation knew what had happened. Due to the media coverage, there were thousands of services and memorials given to pay tribute to the astronauts who so tragically died in the accident.
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| Houstin Memorial Service January 31, 1986 |
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| President Ronald Reagan's address after the Challenger disaster |
Tributes were given and ground was dedicated
to those who had passed away.
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| Memorial with some remains Arlington National Cemetary |
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