NASA, Challenger
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Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger disaster.
Forty years ago today, disaster struck NASA’s human spaceflight program when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after blastoff, killing all seven people onboard. The tragedy nearly brought the shuttle program to an early end.
NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday to honor those who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.
When four astronauts begin a historic trip around the moon as soon as Feb. 6, they'll climb aboard NASA's 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft with the understanding that it has a known flaw.
NASA's tributes to fallen astronauts serve as reminders of the importance of safety in space exploration, as do tributes to these crews.
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