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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster remembered

The Challenger shuttle disaster that killed 7 crew members was 40 years ago. What happened and how they're being remembered.

Forty years ago, the U.S. space shuttle Challenger set out on a mission to not just launch satellites but to carry the first teacher into space and to inspire the promise of spaceflight into classroom...

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Shuttle Challenger remembered at 40th anniversary of NASA disaster

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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

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40 years ago, shuttle Challenger exploded over Florida in deadly tragedy

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members.

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Today marks 40th anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger explosion

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Nation marks forty years since tragedy that changed space travel forever

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Remembering Challenger: 40 years after the tragic explosion

“Having the first educator, Christa McAuliffe, on that flight, there was a lot of student interest because there were her lessons that she was going to do up in space that the kids could follow along ...

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It’s been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle exploded

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NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.

Daily Express US on MSN

Doomed Challenger astronauts' horror final act in their last seconds alive

The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members

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Cothrum: The Challenger disaster is still incomprehensible after 40 years

The crew for the space shuttle Challenger flight 51-L leaves their quarters for the launch pad, Jan. 27, 1986, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Front to back are Commander Francis Scobee, mission specialist Judith Resnik,

Horrifying evidence of Challenger astronauts final moments after disaster

Seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger died 40 years ago today in a disaster watched by millions

New Hampshire Public Radio

Returning to the scene of the Challenger explosion, with a NH journalist who was there

We're revisiting live broadcasts from Cape Canaveral, with one of the local reporters who covered the launch in real time. Almost 40 years ago, the Challenger space shuttle broke apart, claiming the life of Concord High School teacher Christa McAuliffe.

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Chilling final seconds of Challenger astronauts in disaster watched by millions

The Space Shuttle Challenger was just 73 seconds into its mission when it broke apart in a fireball, claiming the lives of all seven crew members on board