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Aug 25, 2023
Karol Bobko (1937–2023), first Challenger space shuttle pilot
Karol Bobko , aerospace engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, was the first person to fly three different space shuttle missions, as well as the first pilot of both the Atlantis and the ill-fated Challenger.
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Jan 28, 2021
Discover the legacies of the Challenger astronauts
On January 28, 1986, Americans turned on their TVs to watch the launch of Space Shuttle Challenger. The shuttle’s flight would turn out to be heartbreakingly brief before tragedy struck. Seventy-three seconds into the Challenger’s flight, the shuttle exploded. All seven astronauts on board were killed.
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Dec 22, 2017
Bruce McCandless (1937–2017), first astronaut to fly untethered in space
Bruce McCandless wasthe first astronaut to fly untethered in space.
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Oct 24, 2017
Paul Weitz (1932 – 2017), astronaut piloted Skylab and commanded space shuttle
PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and also piloted the Skylab in the early 1970s, has died. He was 85.
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Jul 29, 2013
Peter Jennings: The Big Moments
As the anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005, Canadian journalist Peter Jennings was there for millennial America's biggest stories.
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Jan 28, 2011
Christa McAuliffe: Teacher, Astronaut
On Jan. 28, 1986, teacher Christa McAuliffe nearly became the first civilian in space.
