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<h2 style="margin:0; background:#3B7883; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"> Space Shuttle Challenger</h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#3B7883; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"> Space Shuttle Challenger</h2> | ||
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"Challenger joined NASA fleet of reusable winged spaceships in July 1982. It flew nine successful Space Shuttle missions. On January 28, 1986, the Challenger and its seven-member crew were lost 73 seconds after launch when a booster failure resulted in the breakup of the vehicle." | "Challenger joined NASA fleet of reusable winged spaceships in July 1982. It flew nine successful Space Shuttle missions. On January 28, 1986, the Challenger and its seven-member crew were lost 73 seconds after launch when a booster failure resulted in the breakup of the vehicle." | ||
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[[Image:Challenger_launch.jpg|left]] | [[Image:Challenger_launch.jpg|left]] | ||
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#3B7883; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Crew</h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#3B7883; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Crew</h2> | ||
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''President Ronald Reagan – January 28, 1986'' | ''President Ronald Reagan – January 28, 1986'' | ||
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#3B7883; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">USS Challenger NCC - 12886</h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#3B7883; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">USS Challenger NCC - 12886</h2> | ||