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Nation remembers Challenger heroes on 26th anniversary

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Twenty-six years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded after lifting off its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, engulfing the entire nation in a wave of tragedy. More>>

Where were you when the Challenger exploded?

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When the space shuttle Challenger exploded before a live TV audience of mostly schoolchildren, it left a permanent mark on the psyches of most Americans who were old enough to remember. More>>

Teacher: 'I feel connected to McAuliffe's aspirations'

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Shawna Gallagher Vega, a social studies teacher, talked about McAuliffe with the Raycom News Network and how her legacy lives on through ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things. More>>

Reagan: Astronauts touched 'the face of God'

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At 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 28, 1986, President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation from the Oval Office about the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger that morning with the following words: "The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives." More>>

Transcript from the Challenger crew's voice recorder

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This is a transcript of the Challenger's operational recorder voice tape, courtesy of the NASA History Program Office. More>>

Glenn: Let's never forget the Challenger crew

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Astronaut and former Sen. John Glenn, D-OH, spoke at a memorial service for Judith Resnik, one of the crew members lost in the Challenger explosion. He delivered the following remarks at the Firestone High School in Akron, OH, on Dec. 3, 1986. More>>

Goldin: Continue bold tradition of exploration and innovation

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Former NASA administrator Daniel S. Goldin released the following statement Jan. 16, 1996 in observance of the 10th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger explosion: More>>

Lost Challenger crew's itinerary revealed by NASA

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According to NASA's online space shuttle mission archives, the crew of the Challenger was supposed to have carried out a seven-day mission. More>>

Reagan addresses press after Challenger explosion

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Following the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986, President Ronald Reagan spoke with media at 1 p.m. from the Roosevelt Room in the White House. More>>

Reagan memorializes Challenger crew with proclamation

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President Ronald Reagan filed the following proclamation in memory of the lost Challenger crew with the Office of the Federal Register on Jan. 29, 1986: More>>