The world was shocked and saddened 39 years ago after the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. The crewed shuttle mission for ...

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That date marked the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster that exploded 73 seconds after liftoff. The low temperature in Melbourne that morning was 26°F, a record low for the day which still stands ...

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Tuesday marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy.The shuttle ... was one of the seven crew members killed in the disaster. Crew members Dick Scobee, Mike Smith, Ronald ...

The day after the explosion, a USA TODAY story said: "The Challenger disaster seems fated for a ... the shuttle in the extraordinarily cold air that morning but had been overruled by managers ...

it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.