It was 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, when the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the excitement of millions of viewers. And then the worse happened. Just 73 seconds after takeoff, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing the seven crew members, including pioneering African-American astronaut Ronald McNair. A booster...
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