US Edition'It's part of his story': Daughter remembers astronaut dad 40 years after Challenger explosion
NASA honors 17 astronauts lost in Apollo One, Challenger, and Columbia disasters with remembrance events that inspire future generations, officials said.
- TODAY MARKS NASA REMEMBRANCE DAY, and Alison Balch, daughter of Pilot Mike J. Smith, remembered her father at a Challenger tribute event ahead of the 40th anniversary.
- Next week marks 40 years since the Challenger disaster, when seven crew members, including Judith A. Resnik and Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, boarded Challenger on Florida's Space Coast before it exploded after liftoff.
- Families of the Challenger crew said the Day of Remembrance helps healing by expressing pride and sharing stories while supporting one another.
- The accident grounded the Space Shuttle fleet for nearly three years and prompted solid rocket booster redesign and management decision‑making policy changes.
- Honors extend across Apollo 1, Columbia space shuttle disaster, and Challenger, with officials emphasizing lessons to improve future missions, as NASA marks remembrance day.
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Students learn from NASA and embark on space simulation ahead of 40 year anniversary of Challenger disaster
This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40 year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the biggest tragedies in NASA history, which killed seven crew members aboard the space shuttle.
The launch of the Challenger is considered a routine flight, millions are watching. Hardly anyone suspects that it will become a catastrophe in icy cold weather - except for a few engineers.
The Rogers Commission, formally known as the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
The Rogers Commission, formally known as the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, uncovered a pattern of ignored warnings and flawed data analysis that made the disaster almost inevitable in the cold weather of January 1986.
January 28th marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster • We went back in time and prepared a period fictional report • We will continue to update the text until the fateful Wednesday noon
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