'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
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40 years ago, classified Shuttle mission foreshadowed Challenger's fatal flaw
It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which ...
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40 Years Ago: First DoD Shuttle Mission, STS-51C
On Jan. 24, 1985, space shuttle Discovery took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on STS-51C, the first space shuttle mission ...