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NASA will honor the lives of the astronauts who died in the Challenger explosion 35 years ago with a Day of Remembrance ceremony on Thursday.
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NASA, in partnership with The Astronauts Memorial Foundation and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, will host the ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Space Mirror Memorial.
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Robert Cabana, the director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center, and Mike Leinbach, a retired space shuttle launch director, are expected to speak at the ceremony.
Thursday marks the 35th anniversary of the tragedy that killed all crew members on board, including Christa McAuliffe who would have been the first teacher to make it to space.
Astronauts Ellison Onizuka, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Mike Smith, Dick Scobee and Ron McNair also perished in the explosion that happened 73 seconds after liftoff.
Remembering the crew of STS-51L.
— National Air and Space Museum (@airandspace) January 28, 2021
35 years ago today, the launch of STS-51L ended in tragedy when Space Shuttle Challenger and crew were lost 73 seconds after liftoff: Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ron McNair. pic.twitter.com/sk3OqJCsd9