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Space shuttle Challenger explosion remembered, 40 years later

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, chances are, you remember exactly where you were and how you felt.

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Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle explosion

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The Challenger shuttle disaster that killed 7 crew members was 40 years ago. What happened and how they're being remembered.

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40 years later: Remembering the Challenger disaster

It's been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which killed all seven crew members.

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Horrifying final seconds of Challenger astronauts killed in disaster watched by millions

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LiveNOW & Then: Challenger disaster stuns nation

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Opinion: The Challenger disaster, 40 years on, and the speech that consoled the nation

We do not have to hide from the hard things. The call of Americans is not to look away, but to look up.

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40 years since Challenger explosion: What did NASA learn from the disaster?

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crewmembers on board were killed.

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40 Years Later: How The Tragedy of Challenger/STS-51-L Changed NASA Forever

For the millions of people across the country and around the world that watched the tragic loss of Challenger live, the memory is still lives on.

40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.