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NASA image: Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L
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Feb 3, 1986

Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L

View of the audience at the memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L. Sultan Salman Abdelazize Al-Saud of...

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NASA image: Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L
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Feb 3, 1986

Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L

Overall view of the audience at the memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L.

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NASA image: News Media at the Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L
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Feb 3, 1986

News Media at the Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L

Overall view of the news media at the memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L.

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NASA image: Family and friend at the Memorial service at JSC for Crew of STS 51-L
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Feb 3, 1986

Family and friend at the Memorial service at JSC for Crew of STS 51-L

Family and friends of the STS 51-L crew prepare to be seated at the Memorial service at JSC. In the center of the...

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NASA image: Barbara Morgan, 51-L backup payload specialist, at Memorial service
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Jan 31, 1986

Barbara Morgan, 51-L backup payload specialist, at Memorial service

51L-S-108 (31 Jan. 1986) --- Barbara R. Morgan, 51-L backup payload specialist to Christa McAuliffe, with others on...

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NASA image: Audience and News Media at the Memorial service at JSC for Crew of STS 51-L
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Feb 3, 1986

Audience and News Media at the Memorial service at JSC for Crew of STS 51-L

S86-26428 (31 Jan. 1986) --- Dozens of cameras and thousands of eyes focus on President Ronald Reagan (out of frame...

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NASA image: Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L
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Feb 3, 1986

Memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L

Overall view of the audience at the memorial service at JSC for the Crew of STS 51-L.

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NASA image: View of ice on the launch complex
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Jan 28, 1986

View of ice on the launch complex

51L-10147 (28 Jan. 1986) --- View of ice on the 51-L launch complex. Photo credit: NASA

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe preparing for STS 51-L flight
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Jan 9, 1986

Christa McAuliffe preparing for STS 51-L flight

S86-25279 (November 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, STS-51L payload specialist, has homework of her own to do as...

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NASA image: Casual view of Christa McAuliffe during training for STS 51-L
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Jul 23, 1985

Casual view of Christa McAuliffe during training for STS 51-L

S85-37677 (8-12 July 1985) --- Sharon C. (Christa) McAuliffe of Concord High, Concord, New Hampshire, talks to nurse...

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe using Sky-genie during emergency egress training
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Jan 8, 1986

Christa McAuliffe using Sky-genie during emergency egress training

Sharon Christa McAuliffe, 51-L payload specialist representing the Teacher in Space project, jumps down onto a...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L (T-38)
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Oct 3, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L (T-38)

S85-41451 (3 Oct. 1985) --- Barbara Morgan, backup to the Teacher-in-Space participant Christa McAuliffe, prepares...

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NASA image: Challenger accident after launch
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Jan 28, 1986

Challenger accident after launch

S86-38989 (28 Jan. 1986) --- Main engine exhaust, solid rocket booster plume and an expanding ball of gas from the...

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NASA image: View of the STS 51-L Memorial service on JSC's main mall
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Jan 31, 1986

View of the STS 51-L Memorial service on JSC's main mall

51L-S-127 (31 Jan. 1986) --- A wide angle lens was used to capture only a portion of the crowd gathered for memorial...

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NASA image: STS 51-L crewmembers at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38
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Jan 8, 1986

STS 51-L crewmembers at Ellington AFB for training flight in T-38

S86-25199 (September 1985) --- Three members of the STS-51L prime crew and a backup crew member walk away from the...

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NASA image: Payload specialists in training for STS 51-L in mockup & integration lab
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Jan 9, 1986

Payload specialists in training for STS 51-L in mockup & integration lab

S86-25254 (January 1986) --- Payload specialists in training for STS-51L take a break in shuttle emergency egress...

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NASA image: Flags at half-staff in memorial of STS 51-L crewmembers
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Feb 3, 1986

Flags at half-staff in memorial of STS 51-L crewmembers

S86-26436 (31 Jan. 1986) --- The United States flag, in front of the Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) project management...

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe meets other STS 51-L crewmembers
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Sep 10, 1985

Christa McAuliffe meets other STS 51-L crewmembers

S85-39943 (9 Sept. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, STS-51L citizen observer/payload specialist representing the...

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NASA image: STS 51-L crewmembers briefed during training session
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Jan 8, 1986

STS 51-L crewmembers briefed during training session

S86-25186 (December 1985) --- Five members of the prime crew for NASA?s STS-51L mission and a backup crew member are...

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NASA image: Artists concept of the salvage operations offshore of KSC after STS 51-L
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Apr 1, 1986

Artists concept of the salvage operations offshore of KSC after STS 51-L

S86-30088 (March 1986) --- Salvage operations offshore of Kennedy Space Center, are depicted in this artist’s...

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NASA image: Analysis of data on MADS recorder tape from the STS 51-L Challenger
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Apr 8, 1986

Analysis of data on MADS recorder tape from the STS 51-L Challenger

S86-30336 (4 April 1986) --- Larue Forbes of CSC retrieves one of the MADS tapes for inputting into a nearby...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51L
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Aug 9, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51L

S85-44459 (19 Nov. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, seated behind 51-L pilot Michael J. Smith, prepares to strap...

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NASA image: KSC-86PC-0081
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Jan 28, 1986

KSC-86PC-0081

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-51-L: Challenger

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NASA image: Official Portrait - STS-51L Crewmembers
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Jan 1, 1985

Official Portrait - STS-51L Crewmembers

S85-44253 (November 1985) --- Five astronauts and two payload specialists make up the crew, scheduled to fly aboard...

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