On January 28 1986, 'America's Favourite Teacher', 37-year-old Christa McAuliffe, boarded the Space Shuttle Challenger, after beating out 11,000 applicants to become the first regular civilian NASA would ever take to space. Satellites had been sent to schools around the country so children could watch the shuttle launch live from their classrooms. But just 73 seconds after launch, the Challenger exploded mid-air, resulting in millions of children witnessing the moment that Christa McAuliffe and 6 other Challenger crew members were tragically killed. The Challenger disaster turned what was supposed to be NASA's triumphant return to relevance through the "Teacher in Space" program into one of the most traumatic moments in US history, broadcast live into classrooms across the country.
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Netflix doco series 'Challenger: The Final Flight' trailer (2020):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAeVAgqFV4
National Geographic doco 'Space Shuttle Challenger - 30 Years On' (2016):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DMmkp_F25Y
You're Wrong About 'Challenger Disaster' podcast episode (2019):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qUAhcBKu8
Trusty old wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Britannica page: https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster
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