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...CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: Moments after the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on January 28, 1986, millions of people watching a textbook launch around the world saw it explode in a horrific fireball, killing seven astronauts, including school teacher Christa McAullife. TIME's Jerry Hannifin reports: "NASA learned a hard lesson with this tragedy. It learned not to be so damn complacent about machinery and the people who monitor that machinery. It changed the mindset of NASA, which up to that time had a sense of overweening self-confidence. That arrogance contributed to the explosion. NASA...
...CAPE CANAVERAL: "This was practically a flawless launch," reports TIME's Jerry Hannifin from the Kennedy Space Center, where the shuttle Endeavor hurtled into space early Thursday. "The only glitch was that it was a few minutes late while some extra safety checking was done. NASA took particular care and scrutiny with precautions on this launch because it fell 10 years to the month after the Challenger disaster, which killed all seven of its crew members. But they really couldn't have asked for better conditions. It was clear and cool, 44 degrees, but not as cold as the Challenger...
After venturing into uncharted territory for his last two films, "Cape Fear" and "The Age of Innocence," Martin Scorsese is back on hallowed ground with "Casino...
South African President Nelson Mandela named fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu to head a commission that will investigate political crimes committed under apartheid. "Tutu is a very good choice for the post," reports TIME's Peter Hawthorne from Cape Town. "He has shown himself to be on the side of truth, and shouldn't hold any longstanding bitterness during the hearings the commission will hold. He's also not afraid of controversy, even if that includes going against Mandela himself. For example, Tutu was critical of Mandela's handling of the situation in Nigeria, when the playwright...
Adam B. Stein '99 led cheers, started waves and mugged for the crowd, bedecked in an all-red costume featuring a Trojan-style helmet and a cape emblazoned with a large...