My Turn: Remembering Christa
Published: 1/28/2021 12:19:21 PM
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy of Jan. 28, 1986. It is a day that we will not forget. On the 30th anniversary, I gave the following testimony to the N.H. House of Representatives. Let me share with you that accounting of one who was there witnessing the event and one who knew and respected Christa’s journey:
On a cold morning, Jan. 28, 1986, seven space explores approach the Challenger Space Shuttle launch site in what would be, unbeknown to them, their last voyage. Our own Christa McAuliffe was a member of the crew.
that shuttle flew for just 73 seconds before exploding, a tragedy that was captured before the ideas of many school children, that s because it was the first teacher in space program, christa mcauliffe one of the seven b who died that day, and finally the space shuttle columbia, exactly ten years ago, that shuttle broke up upon reentry. it was later determined that a piece of foam from an exterior tank hit the wing, and it was only upon reentry 16 days later after successful experiments in space that those seven astronauts lost their lives. a sense of mourning, a sense of commemoration, but also a sense of gratitude for people who pushed the boundaries and gave their lives in the process. jon, back to you. jon: steve steve harrigan, i rer 1967 telling my cup scout troop about the loss of those astronauts in the apollo i fire, sort of in a way the first news story i ever reported, and then ronald reagan s speech after the