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Space Shuttle Challenger, 23 years ago today

By Steve McGough / January 28, 2009 /

Twenty three years ago today, at 11:39 a.m. ET, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart and disintegrated off the central coast of Florida during ascent. An o-ring seal failed, and disaster incurred. Ronald Reagan’s address to the nation a few hours after the disaster was one of his most remembered and eloquent. Ladies and gentlemen,…

A few moments to remember STS-51L – Challenger disaster 24 years ago today

By Steve McGough / January 28, 2010 /

Hard to believe it has been 24 years.