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—Francis “Dick” Scobee, , , , , and —perished in the January 28, 1986 accident and are memorialized in museums, plaques, local monuments and educational programs that carry their names . —, William “W...
The seven members of the crew have been commemorated by a wide array of national, local and institutional memorials — from the granite Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at to plaques, sculptures, park...
The occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crewmembers and shocking the nation that had watched the launch live . Subsequen...