Challenger Crew Members Named for Shuttle Flight Loss
The list includes Francis R. Scobee 46 of Cle Elum Washington commander and pilot Michael J. Smith 40 from Beaufort North Carolina. Christa McAuliffe 37 a teacher from Concord New Hampshire. Judith Resnik 36 Akron Ohio. Ronald McNair 35 Lake City South Carolina. Ellison Onizuka 39 Kealakekua Hawaii. Gregory Jarvis 41 Detroit Michigan and other astronauts with Navy and Air Force ties as the Challenger crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis R
Dick’’ Scobee
Cle Elum, Wash
Scobee
Air Force
University of Arizona
Michael J. Smith
Beaufort
N.C
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe
Framingham
Mass
McAuliffe
Concord
N.H
NASA
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Framingham State College
Bowie State College
Bowie
Steven J. McAuliffe
Scott
Caroline
Judith A. Resnik
Ronald E. McNair
Lake City
S.C
Challenger Was Not Intended To Fly A Space Shuttle
The Challenger started as a test article numbered 099 planned to stay in a hangar. NASA later named it Challenger and made it the fleet’s workhorse, unlike Enterprise, which was a test craft now housed in a museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Challenger
Enterprise
NASA
099
Columbia
Discovery
Mission Control
Soviets Spotlight Challenger Disaster With Swift TV Coverage
MOSCOW reports that the evening news aired footage of the Challenger explosion within two hours, contrasting with usual secrecy. Tass reported the loss and cited NASA experts, noting past Soviet fatalities and non televised reentries, while urging Star Wars opposition at the UN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Tass
NASA
Challenger
National Evening News
Vladimir Komarov
Kremlin
United Nations
Vasiliy S. Safronchuk
Stations Swamped By Complaints Over Space Shuttle Coverage
Salt Lake City AP report says two TV stations received heavy viewer calls as space shuttle Columbia explosion coverage pre empted afternoon soap operas. Viewers complained they could not watch As the World Turns and General Hospital while tragedy dominated news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Renee Gordon
Ksl-Tv
Nelda Garcia
KTVX
General Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francis R. Scobee
Richard
Air Force Academy
June
Kathie
Solar
Smith
Jane
Alison
Erin
Sharon Christa McAuliffe
Akron
Ohio
Ms. Resnik
Sally Ride
Carnegie-Mellon University
The
University
Resnik
of Maryland
RCA
National Institutes of Health
Xerox
McNair
Cheryl
Reginald
Joy
Ellison S. Onizuka
Kealakekua, Hawaii
Onizuka
Defense Department
University of Colorado
Sacramento Air Logistics Center
McClellan Air Force Base
Lorna
Janelle
Darien
Gregory B. Jarvis
Detroit
Jarvis
Hughes Aircraft Co
Mohawk
N.Y
State University of New York
Buffalo
Northeastern Uni
Boston
Hughes
Marcia
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Eckerd
Hart-Schaffner & Marx Corbin
King Ridge
Lionel Smith
Eia Cecil
Clothiers
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