34 years ago, STS-51L was launched today. Due to well blow LCC temperatures, a leak in the right SRB aft joint caused hot gasses to melt and eventually erupt the external tank. This cause LOCV and all 7 astronauts were killed. They will never be forgotten. RIP

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The Challenger crew smiling for photos before boarding their shuttle in 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the spacecraft exploded, killing all seven astronauts. The photo captures the calm moments before one of the most infamous space disasters in history.

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Let us never forget those who we have lost in our noble quest to know our place in the universe on this the 16th anniversary of the Columbia Disaster.

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The eighth group of NASA astronauts selected in 1978. Including the first six women selected to be NASA astronauts.

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NASAs first six women astronauts. February 1979

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In memory of the seven lives lost in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Never forgotten

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Gary Sinise here. Today is the 30th anniversary of Apollo 13 in theaters. Hope you enjoy some of my favorite behind-the-scenes moments from making the film (1995)

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The eighth group of NASA astronauts selected in 1978. Including the first six women selected to be NASA astronauts.

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Nasa has announced the crew that will be returning to the moon in 2024

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The crew of the Challenger, just before boarding, 28 January 1986

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Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. NASA selected Dr. Ride as an astronaut candidate in January 1978. She began her astronaut career as a mission specialist on STS-7, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on June 18, 1983. (NASA) [2,790 x 3,487]

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In 1959 police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy refused to leave after being told the library was not for Black people. The boy Ronald McNair went on to get a PhD in physics from MIT and became an astronaut. That library is now named after him.

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Mae Jemison: The first African American woman to go to space through NASA