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Challenger disaster timeline marks shift in space program
A detailed chronology recounts the January 28 1986 launch failure of the Challenger STS 51L and the deaths of seven crew members including Francis Scobee Michael Smith Judith Resnik Ronald McNair Ellison Onizuka Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. It traces investigations, commission findings, policy changes and later shuttle program adjustments.
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Challenger
Francis R. Scobee
Navy
Michael J. Smith
Judith A. Resnik
Ronald E. McNair
Ellison S. Onizuka
Gregory B. Jarvis
S. Christa Corrigan McAuliffe
NASA
Coast Guard
Morton Thiokol
Reagan
William P. Rogers
Neil Armstrong
Allan McDonald
Booster Rocket Motor Project
Richard C. Cook
Rogers
Commission
McDonald
Dick Scobee
Mike Smith
Ellison Onizuka
Judy Resnik
Ron McNair
Greg Jarvis
Christa McAuliffe