Word: nasa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...went. Challenger. NASA's Old Faithful. 74 seconds and a fantail of fire. Smoke-chain etched in a stratospheric crucifix. Death in living color in the age of the rocket...
Disregarding the issues raised by the shuttle's explosion-the future of the space program, the discretion of the press, the culpability of NASA, the role of common error--the tragedy of 11:39 a.m., January 28, allowed our nation to join together in mutual sorrow over a desperate loss...
...tragedy has its root, after all, and usually the root is of a loving origin. America did not grieve over the destruction of a $1.2 billion tinkertoy, nor did it deign to inappropriately question the uncontested brilliance of the men and women of NASA. America found agony in the immolation of seven remarkable individuals. Who had families just like ours. And dreams every bit as heroic. And the fatal duty of playing pioneer to a frontier no more or less forgiving than the ones we face every day of our lives...
...Obviously a major malfunction," was the firstword from NASA after the explosion, followingseconds of agonized silence...
Sharon Christa McAuliffe, 37, was selected from 11,146 teachers who applied in NASA's first citizen-in-space competition. In preparation for the flight, she underwent 120 hours of training at the Johnson Space Center...