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RMCWCEDP–Space shuttle Challenger disaster. Recovery teams retrieved pieces of the Challenger from the Atlantic Ocean. Jan. 30, 1986.
RMD1PNPE–Memorial for the 7 astronauts of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, 28 Jan 1986, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia USA
RMDG11F4–The NASA Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after launch at the Kennedy Space Center January 28, 1986 in Cape Canaveral, FL. All seven crew members were killed.
RMD2WEE7–The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial with a memorial wreath as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance February 1, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. Wreathes were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.
RFJ24TKE–Remnants of the destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger displayed at the Visitor Complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
RME3H32Y–Premiere of Science Channel's The Challenger Disaster at the TimesCenter Featuring: Kelly Rutherford Where: New York City, United States When: 14 Nov 2013
RMA851X5–United States of America. New Mexico. Organ. Water tank murals. Memorial to NASA Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts.
RMW5NFTH–Handwritten Draft of Letter from Ronald Reagan to Dr. John A. Howard, Regarding the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident; Scope and content: Ronald Reagan's handwritten draft of the letter which was sent in response to Howard's newspaper commentary regarding the Challenger disaster.
RMG6A930–A wall showing damage after being struck by a round from a challenger tank in Basra, southern Iraq.
![Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2 and Commander of Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8, became NASA's eighth Administrator on July 1, 1989. One day earlier he concluded a 30 year Naval career retiring as a Vice Admiral. He was the first astronaut to head the nation's civilian space agency. Truly became Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight on February 20, 1986. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding of the Space Shuttle program less than one month after the Challenger disaster. This was highlighted by the much heralded " Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GE4F5B/astronaut-richard-h-truly-pilot-of-the-space-shuttle-columbia-on-mission-GE4F5B.jpg "Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2 and Commander of Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8, became NASA's eighth Administrator on July 1, 1989. One day earlier he concluded a 30 year Naval career retiring as a Vice Admiral. He was the first astronaut to head the nation's civilian space agency. Truly became Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight on February 20, 1986. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding of the Space Shuttle program less than one month after the Challenger disaster. This was highlighted by the much heralded " Stock Photo")
RMGE4F5B–Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2 and Commander of Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8, became NASA's eighth Administrator on July 1, 1989. One day earlier he concluded a 30 year Naval career retiring as a Vice Admiral. He was the first astronaut to head the nation's civilian space agency. Truly became Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight on February 20, 1986. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding of the Space Shuttle program less than one month after the Challenger disaster. This was highlighted by the much heralded "
RM2BEMBPM–USA - 28 January 1986 - On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Soli
RMW0GH9K–U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2011. The Bears' visit to the White House was cancelled in 1985 after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
RMBYC14R–Challenger disaster, space shuttle Challenger, large flame plume visible above the SRB exhaust nozzle moments before exploding.
RMCWCECX–Space shuttle Challenger disaster. Icicles at the launch in the early morning hours on January 28, 1986. The normally pliable
RM2DYRHJ7–Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) American teacher and astronaut and one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
RM2DDBMDJ–NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Tanya Southward, center, holds a shuttle Challenger crew photograph, Saturday, January 28, 2006, at a public memorial service at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex, marking the 20th anniversary of the shuttle Challenger disaster. Astronauts Memorial Foundation conducted a ceremony to honor the crew of Challenger STS 51L and all astronauts who have sacrificed their lives on the 20th anniversary of the Challenger accident. Photo by Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/KRT/ABACAPRESS.COM
RM2DYRHJ0–Francis Richard Scobee (May 19, 1939 – January 28, 1986) American pilot, engineer and astronaut. He was killed while he was commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.
RME3H33B–Premiere of Science Channel's The Challenger Disaster at the TimesCenter Featuring: William Hurt Where: New York City, United States When: 14 Nov 2013
RM2DYRHJ6–Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) American astronaut and engineer from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. He was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.
RMW5MPN4–February 5, 1986 Letter from Ronald Reagan to John A. Howard, Regarding the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident; Scope and content: Letter which was sent in response to Howard's newspaper commentary regarding the Challenger disaster. General notes: John A. Howard was President of the Rockford Institute, a conservative think tank.
RM2DYRHHH–Michael John Smith (April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986), (Capt, USN), American engineer and astronaut. He served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, when it broke up 73 seconds into the flight, and at an altitude of 48,000 feet (14.6 km), killing all 7 crew members. Smith's voice was the last one heard on the Challenger voice recorder. He was a Master of Science who held a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
RM2DYRHHM–Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the launch of mission STS-51-L. Resnik was the second American woman in space and the fourth woman in space worldwide, logging 145 hours in orbit. She was the first Jewish woman of any nationality in space. The IEEE Judith Resnik Award for space engineering is named in her honor.
RM2BEMBT2–USA - 28 January 1986 - At about 76 seconds, fragments of the Orbiter can be seen tumbling against a background of fire, smoke and vaporized propellan
RM2DYRHHR–Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven. Prior to the Challenger disaster, he flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-B aboard Challenger from February 3 to February 11, 1984, becoming the second African American to fly in space.
RMW0GH9M–U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2011. The Bears' visit to the White House was cancelled in 1985 after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
RMBYC14E–Challenger flight crew, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. Behind are Judy Resnik and Ellison Onizuka.
RFR6BN4H–Challenger Memorial Stone at the US Rocket and Space Center in Huntsville, AL, with the Shuttle Training Aircraft on exhibition in the background
RMACR71R–A mural commemorating the failed Challenger space shuttle mission inside the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
RMCWCED3–Space shuttle Challenger disaster. Grey-brown smoke on the right side of the Solid Rocket Booster, in highlighted circle, was
RFP445RW–A sign at a tourist viewing spot lists the Apollo and Space Shuttle missions launched from Pad 39B (rear) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
RM2GD3G5D–The Space Shuttle Challenger taking off This is the ill-fated mission STS-51L. The flame on the booster can clearly be seen. The shuttle exploded seconds later.
RMAY63XC–Memorial to Challenger and Columbia space shuttle astronauts, at the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
RME3H339–Premiere of Science Channel's The Challenger Disaster at the TimesCenter Featuring: William Hurt Where: New York City, United States When: 14 Nov 2013
RME4H873–Arlington, Virginia: The Space Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honours the seven astronauts who perished min
RMW5JP98–3/3/1986 letter from Ronald Reagan to Monte Lazurus (Senior Vice President, United Airlines); Scope and content: Letter in which Reagan thanked United Airlines for the assistance which it gave to the Young Astronaut Program following the January 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. General notes: Letter was drafted for Reagan's signature, at Reagan's request.
RFW5DR6X–TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA - AUG 22, 2018: Kennedy Space Center. The remains of the Challenger shuttle on exhibit.
RM2E1N3XB–Bronze memorial plaque dedicated to the crew members of the Space Shuttle Challenger accident from 1986. At Arlington National Cemetery.
RMW0GH9P–U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2011. The Bears' visit to the White House was cancelled in 1985 after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
RMBY7N6M–Challenger teacher in space primary crew member Christa McAuliffe, right and backup crew member Barbara Morgan
RFR6BN56–Challenger Memorial Stone at the US Rocket and Space Center in Huntsville, AL, with the Shuttle Training Aircraft on exhibition in the background
RFPJX81G–Arlington, Virginia. The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The Challenger exploded on Jan 28, 1986 just seconds after
RMCWCECW–Space shuttle Challenger disaster. Icicles at the launch in the early morning hours on January 28, 1986. The cold caused a
RFP445T6–Remnants of the destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger displayed at the Visitor Complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
RM2GD3G5Y–The famous Puff of Smoke from Shuttle Challenger on flight STS-51L. The smoke marks the failure of the O-ring, leading to the break-up of the shuttle 73 seconds later.
RMAY65R8–Memorial to Challenger and Columbia space shuttle astronauts, at the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
RM2GD3G60–The Space Shuttle Challenger taking off from Cape Canaveral. This is the ill-fated mission STS-51L, in which the shuttle was destroyed after the failure of an O-Ring in the solid booster
RME3H331–Premiere of Science Channel's The Challenger Disaster at the TimesCenter Featuring: Kelly Rutherford Where: New York City, United States When: 14 Nov 2013
RFJ287PP–Remnants of the destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger displayed at the Visitor Complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
RMW5YNCX–White House Staffing Memorandum, re letter from Ronald Reagan to United Airlines in wake of space shuttle Challenger disaster; Scope and content: Transmittal sheet. Requests that Anne Higgins (Director, White House Correspondence) to draft a Presidential response, per the President's request, to officials at United Airlines for...assistance rendered in connection with the Young Astronaut Program following the Space Shuttle Challenger accident.
RMM9YF7K–Washington, DC., USA, June 25, 1985 President Ronald Reagan talks about the space shuttle program in the East Room of the White House. This was for the final selection for a teacher to go in space on the shuttle. Christa McAuliffe was picked as the teacher to go into space. She died when the shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. Credit: Mark Reinstein/MediaPunch
RM2E6BXEN–NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - The wreath laid at the base of the Space Mirror Memorial during a 35th anniversary commemoration ceremony honoring the seven astronauts killed in the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM
RFT330JC–Washington DC, USA, 2 March 2019. Memorial to crew of space shuttle Challenger at Arlington National Cemetary in Virginia
RM2E1N3XD–Bronze memorial plaque dedicated to the crew members of the Space Shuttle Challenger accident from 1986. At Arlington National Cemetery.
RMW0GH9R–U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2011. The Bears' visit to the White House was cancelled in 1985 after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
RM2DBHKW9–Discovery STS-28 on 29th sept 1988, after the Space Shuttle Challenge disaster (24th Jan 1986) - Objective: Satellite deployment and Return To Flight. Location: Kennedy Space Center
RMFB1YBC–Washington, DC., USA, 25th June, 1985 President Ronald Reagan talks about the space shuttle program in the East Room of the White House. This was for the final selection for a teacher to go in space on the shuttle. Christa McAuliffe was picked as the teacher to go into space. She died when the shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. Credit: Mark Reinstein
RM2D9ECEX–Discovery STS-28 on 29th sept 1988, after the Space Shuttle Challenge disaster (24th Jan 1986) - Objective: Satellite deployment and Return To Flight. Location: Kennedy Space Center
RMCWCEDK–Space shuttle Challenger disaster. Six image sequence of the Challenger explosion in progress from 58.8 to 109.6 seconds after
RMPE71P5–151011-N-KL846-189 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2015) Sean D. Tucker, from Team Oracle, performs a vertical maneuver in his Oracle Challenger III biplane at San Francisco Fleet Week 2015’s air show. The San Francisco Fleet Week, now in its 35th year, celebrates the rich naval tradition in the Bay Area, honors our nation’s service members, and facilitates annual disaster preparedness training between the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and local first responders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)
RMAY64GE–Memorial to Challenger and Columbia space shuttle astronauts, at the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
RMG5MJ2T–The scene at Birmingham International Airport where five people were feared dead after a private executive jet crashed in a fireball during take-off. The plane carrying three crew and two passengers caught fire around 12.07pm. * West Midlands Ambulance Service said four people were feared dead and one person was thought to be missing. It was understood that the plane, a twin-engined Canadair Challenger executive jet, was taking off bound for Bangor, Maine, USA - the town where the plane was believed to have been registered. Eyewitnesses reported seeing one of the jet's wing tips touching the
RME3H336–Premiere of Science Channel's The Challenger Disaster at the TimesCenter Featuring: Porcia Kidd Where: New York City, United States When: 14 Nov 2013
RMTY5DJB–Handwritten Draft of Letter from Ronald Reagan to Dr. John A. Howard, Regarding the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident; Scope and content: Ronald Reagan's handwritten draft of the letter which was sent in response to Howard's newspaper commentary regarding the Challenger disaster.
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RMMA1FXH–Washington, DC., USA, June 25, 1985 President Ronald Reagan talks about the space shuttle program in the East Room of the White House. This was for the final selection for a teacher to go in space on the shuttle. Christa McAuliffe was picked as the teacher to go into space. She died when the shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. Credit: Mark Reinstein/MediaPunch
RM2E6BXED–NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - The sun illuminates the seven names of the astronauts killed in the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster as a wreath is laid at the base of the Space Mirror Memorial during a 35th anniversary commemoration ceremony at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM
RMM9YFM6–Washington, DC., USA, June 25, 1985 President Ronald Reagan talks about the space shuttle program in the East Room of the White House. This was for the final selection for a teacher to go in space on the shuttle. Christa McAuliffe was picked as the teacher to go into space. She died when the shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. Credit: Mark Reinstein/MediaPunch
RM2E1N3W9–Bronze memorial plaque dedicated to the crew members of the Space Shuttle Challenger accident from 1986. At Arlington National Cemetery near Washingto
RMW0GH9W–U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2011. The Bears' visit to the White House was cancelled in 1985 after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
RMFB1YBJ–Washington, DC., USA, 25th June, 1985 President Ronald Reagan talks about the space shuttle program in the East Room of the White House. This was for the final selection for a teacher to go in space on the shuttle. Christa McAuliffe was picked as the teacher to go into space. She died when the shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986. Credit: Mark Reinstein
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