NASA recently paid tribute to the Challenger crew and other fallen astronauts during its annual Day of Remembrance.
But we’ve never lost an astronaut in flight; we’ve never had a tragedy like this. And perhaps we’ve forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle. But they, the Challenger Seven ...
NASA was preparing to launch the Challenger on its 10th flight, dubbed the STS-51L mission. During the six-day endeavor, the crew prepared to deploy a large communications satellite and deliver a ...
The space agency honored the fallen Challenger crew, as well as other astronauts ... Reagan quoted aviator and poet John Gillespie Magee's "High Flight." "We will never forget them, nor the ...