1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion: CNN s live broadcast

CNN live broadcast of the presentation of the Challenger shuttle on January 28, 1986.
Seven crew members were killed in the blast, including Christa McAuliffe, who would become the space’s first teacher.
The explosion of the rocket ignited the fuel tank.
Mission Some of the goals of the STS-51L mission are the “Comet Halley Active Monitoring Program” (CHAMP), a fluid dynamics experiment, and Christa McAuliffe’s lesson plans and TV series.

Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/space-shuttle-challenger-fast-facts/index.html

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