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Challenger crew remembered on anniversary by nation
On the first anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, Americans observed 73 seconds of silence at NASA centers. Memorials, private ceremonies, and Governor proclamations spread across states as relatives, students, and teachers marked the loss of Cmdr. Dick Scobee and crew.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Canaveral
Reagan
NASA
Christa McAuliffe
America
George Bush
Kennedy Space Center
Terry Eddieman
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Marshall Center
Morton Thiokol
Brigham City
Utah
Rocky Raab
Cmdr
Dick Scobee
Michael Smith
McAuliffe
Judy Resnik
Ronald McNair
Ellison Onizuka
Greg Jarvis
Concord
N.H
Robert Brown
Challenger
Concord High School
Jarvis
Marcia
Lake City
D.C
McNair
Onizuka
Houston
Ellison
Claude Onizuka
Texas
Bill Clements
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
State Capitol
Alabama
Guy Hunt
Washington State Senate
Scobee
Washington
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich