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'''T’Pen''': On this day, 400 years ago, seven brave individuals walked a gangway to the NASA Shuttle Challenger on what would be a mission which’s outcome would further education and scientific discovery. 70 seconds after liftoff, that fateful morning, the shuttle along with her entire crew, slipped from this realm into the mystical. Leaving behind sorrow and many unanswered questions, but also a determination by humanity to go searching the stars. | '''T’Pen''': On this day, 400 years ago, seven brave individuals walked a gangway to the NASA Shuttle Challenger on what would be a mission which’s outcome would further education and scientific discovery. 70 seconds after liftoff, that fateful morning, the shuttle along with her entire crew, slipped from this realm into the mystical. Leaving behind sorrow and many unanswered questions, but also a determination by humanity to go searching the stars. | ||
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Challenger's 10th flight was to have been a six-day mission dedicated to research and education, as well as the deployment of the TDRS-B communications satellite. | Challenger's 10th flight was to have been a six-day mission dedicated to research and education, as well as the deployment of the TDRS-B communications satellite. | ||
== Crew of the NASA Shuttle Challenger== | == Crew of the NASA Shuttle Challenger== | ||
[[Image:Sts551-crew.jpg|left]] | [[Image:Sts551-crew.jpg|left]] | ||
Challenger's commander was Francis R. Scobee and the mission pilot was Michael J. Smith. Mission specialists included Judith A. Resnik, Ellison S. Onizuka and Ronald E. McNair. The mission also carried two payload specialists, Gregory B. Jarvis and Sharon Christa McAuliffe, who was the agency's first teacher in space. | Challenger's commander was Francis R. Scobee and the mission pilot was Michael J. Smith. Mission specialists included Judith A. Resnik, Ellison S. Onizuka and Ronald E. McNair. The mission also carried two payload specialists, Gregory B. Jarvis and Sharon Christa McAuliffe, who was the agency's first teacher in space. | ||
== Motto == | == Motto == | ||
'''T'Pen''': Let it be said that the crew of the U.S.S. CHALLENGER will meet everything with joy. | '''T'Pen''': Let it be said that the crew of the U.S.S. CHALLENGER will meet everything with joy. | ||
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[[Category:USS Challenger]] | [[Category:USS Challenger]] | ||