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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 2028888" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>Jan. 28, 1986</p><p> </p><p>At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle <em>Challenger</em> lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space. McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire, won a competition that earned her a place among the seven-member crew of the <em>Challenger</em>. She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the <em>Challenger</em>‘s launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted off.</p><p></p><p>Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground, including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the shuttle exploded in a forking plume of smoke and fire. Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold on live television. There were no survivors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 2028888, member: 1246"] Jan. 28, 1986 At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle [I]Challenger[/I] lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space. McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire, won a competition that earned her a place among the seven-member crew of the [I]Challenger[/I]. She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the [I]Challenger[/I]‘s launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted off. Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground, including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the shuttle exploded in a forking plume of smoke and fire. Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold on live television. There were no survivors. [/QUOTE]
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