The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes just after takeoff from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986. All seven crew members aboard were killed, including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. CNN was the only network to broadcast the disaster live.
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Astronaut: Challenger crew would be proud (2016)

Thirty years after the Challenger disaster, three NASA astronauts, including the director of the Kennedy Space Center, talk about the shuttle's legacy.

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The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes just after takeoff from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986. All seven crew members aboard were killed, including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space. CNN was the only network to broadcast the disaster live.
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