#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/09/2012 #2

Roger Boisjoly, an engineer who tried to blow the whistle on the Challenger’s faulty rocket booster, died in Utah at the age of 73. Engineer Roger Boisjoly examines a model of the O-Rings, used to bring the space shuttle into orbit, at a meeting of senior executives and academic representatives in Rye, NY, Sept. 1991.

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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/29/2016 #2

An orange fireball marks the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28th, 1986.

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#3 Click this link to see Blog page --> 01/28/2017

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#4 Click this link to see Blog page --> 01/28/2017

The #ChallengerDisaster was horrible but Christa wasn’t the only person killed. I don’t understand why her name goes down through history and the rest of them are hardly ever mentioned.

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#5 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/28/2021 #4

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#6 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/28/2022 #18

In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster #ChallengerDisaster I’ve always wondered why so much emphasis about the schoolteacher over the other six who died?

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#7 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/28/2022 #17

In 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster #ChallengerDisaster

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#8 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/28/2022 #16

In 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster #ChallengerDisaster

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#9 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/28/2022 #15

In 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster #ChallengerDisaster

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#10 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/31/2022 #17

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#11 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 07/19/2022 #6

In 1985, Sharon Christa (Corrigan) McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. (McAuliffe and six other crew members died when the Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in January 1986.) #ChallengerDisaster #ChristaMcAuliffe

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