Choctawhatchee High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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GREGORY JARVIS FRANCIS R. SCO BEE MICHAEL J. SMITH ELLISON S. ONIZUKA JUDITH A. RESNIK RONALD E. McNAIR A AS l Member of the Space Shuttle Challenger crete return from a flight on a T-38jet at Ellington Field. ice Shuttle Disaster CHRISTA McAULIFFE

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5even Americans Last in 5huttle Explosion Members of the Challenger Crew Sharon Christa McAuliffe, a ew Hampshire schiMtl teacher, teas to be the first private citizen on a shuttle mission. f'ltiffs Jy at half staff in front of Choctaw as we mourn our loss with other Americans. Tuesday, January 28. 1986, began like any other Tuesday, but will long lx remembered by millions around the world. At approximately 1 1:00 a.m.. the space shut- tle. Challenger, lifted off its launching pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. I ess than a minute into flight, the shuttle suddenly exploded. It was shocking to those present at the Cape as well as those watching by television throughout the world. This flight had attracted more attention than previous missions. Among the seven crew members was the first civilian to be on board a shuttle flight. She was a junior high school teacher from New Hampshire — Christa McAuliffe. Following the disaster there was a week of for- mal ceremonies honoring the astronauts. In- cluded was a ceremony at the Houston Space Center where President Ronald Reagan ad- dressed the families of the astronauts and thousands who came to mourn. Private remembrances of the astronauts were made in the hometowns of each crew member. What exactly happened to the shuttle that day may never be known. Even if the scientific evidence is compiled, and conclusions formed by the experts, most of us will still wonder where the seven crew members are, and con- tinue to ask ourselves, “Why?” 24 Space Shuttle Disaster

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