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Shuttle disaster Blows apart Challenger near Kennedy Space Center
A catastrophic explosion 74 seconds after liftoff destroyed the space shuttle Challenger eight miles from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe and six NASA astronauts died as observers watched in despair. NASA will review data and suspend the 1986 shuttle schedule.
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Ape Canaveral
Fla
Christa McAuliffe
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Challenger
Atlantic
Cape
Jesse Moore
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moore
Florida
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Shuttle
Michael J. Smith
Francis R
Dick) Scobee
Ronald E. McNair
Ellison S. Onizuka
Sharon Christa McAuliffe
Hughes Aircraft
Gregory Jarvis
Judith A. Resnik