Challenger

January 28
Social Studies Home Work
On January 28, 1986, a space shuttle named Challenger as launched !rom the "ennedy Space
Center in #lorida$
%illions o! people, many o! them school children, atched this e&citing e'ent on tele'ision$
Suddenly, () seconds a!ter li!ting o!!, e'eryone*s e&citement turned to horror as the space shuttle
e&ploded in space$ +ater, part o! the shuttle as reco'ered !rom the ocean !loor a,out )- miles o!! the
coast o! #lorida$
.he cre o! the Challenger as made up o! se'en astronauts, !i'e men and to omen$
.he hole orld as saddened ,y the death o! astronauts$ .here as one astronaut ho
captured the hearts o! the /merican school children$ Her name as Christa %c/uli!!e$ She as a
teacher and the !irst pri'ate citi0en to go into space$ Christa %c/uli!!e as dedicated teacher ho
once said, 12 touch the !uture, 2 teach$1
.he challenger as a good space shuttle$ 2t had made nine success!ul !ights ,e!ore that tragic
day in January, 1986$ 2t had carried the !irst oman in space, Sally 3ide, and the !irst ,ack /merican
in space, 4uy 5lu!ord$ .he Challenger also carried the !irst oman to alk in space, "athy Sulli'an$
2t carried the !irst Canadian, %arc 4arneau, into space$
#or almost three years a!ter the Challenger disaster, there ere no space shuttle trip$ 6'eryone
anted to !ind out hy the Challenger ,le up, and ho to pre'ent that type o! tragedy !rom
happening again$ 7uring those years hen no shuttles ere taking o!!, /mericans learned to make
space tra'eling sa!er$ #inally, in Septem,er, 1988, !i'e astronauts tra'eled through space and returned
sa!ely$
.he space program is ,ack on track$ %ore space trips are planned !or the !uture$
1$ .he challenger ,le up in hat year8
2$ .he challenger ,le up January 5+/9" , 1986$
)$ .he !irst name o! the !irst ,lack /merican in space is 5+/9"$
:$ .he last name o! the !irst oman in space is 5+/9"$
;$ .he cre o! Challenger as made up o! 5+/9" astronauts$
6$ .he Challenger as made up o! 5+/9" astronauts$
($ .he "ennedy Space Center is in 5+/9" $
8$ .he last name o! the !irst oman to alk in space is 5+/9"$
9$ .he last name o! the teacher as 5+/9" $
1-$ .he name o! the space shuttle that ,le up as 5+/9" $
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