7 myths about the Challenger shuttle disaster
The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986.
Though I was in school, I didn't see it happen. My school couldn't afford the satellite required to receive the live broadcast. Instead, we heard of the disaster from our teacher.
When I got home, I tuned into the news to watch the shuttle disintegrate over and over again on TV. It was very saddening.
But even at ten years old, I knew that space exploration was risky. I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up (still do, some days) and I was intensely interested in astronomy and space exploration (still am).
Here's to those brave individuals who voluntarily risk their lives to broaden our understanding of the Universe.
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