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By the late 1970s, social, economic, and political conditions led to decreased funding for space exploration and research. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shifted its focus toward more sustainable projects such as unmanned space probes and the first reusable space shuttle, which was launched in 1981.
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The space shuttle Challenger lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida shortly before noon on January 28, 1986. It exploded approximately 70 seconds later. An investigation into the accident found that it was caused by a failure in a joint between the two lower segments of the solid rocket booster on the shuttle's right side.
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The loss of the Challenger space shuttle was one of the most tragic accidents in NASA history. The crew, which included a school teacher from New Hampshire, enjoyed the traditional pre-launch breakfast together before boarding the spacecraft. The shuttle exploded approximately a minute after its launch, and all of the seven crewmembers died instantly.
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The flight crew of the Challenger space craft consisted of Francis R. Scobee, Michael John Smith, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith Arlene Resnik, Ronald Erwin McNair, S. Christa McAuliffe, and Gregory Bruce Jarvis. Their death in the tragic accident shortly following the shuttle's launch led President Ronald Regan to appoint a committee to investigate shuttle safety, and he postponed future space flight.
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The space shuttle, developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the late 1970s, provides a reusable vehicle in which astronauts can conduct experiments and repair satellites. Each shuttle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and relies on two solid rocket boosters to propel the craft into space. In light of the shuttle flaws shown by the Challenger and Columbia disasters, NASA plans to retire the shuttle...
17) Space shuttle
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A simple introduction to the space shuttle, describing its equipment, parts, uses, and journey into space.
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The space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986. All seven crew members were killed in the explosion, among them a school teacher who was part of NASA's Teacher-in-Space program. The disaster prompted President Ronald Reagan to create for the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. The commission concluded that a combination of mechanical failure and human error caused the explosion.
20) Floating home
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To look at her home in a new way for an art project, eight-year-old Maxine rides on a space shuttle, where she experiences the many thrills of takeoff and has the opportunity to indeed view her home, Earth, in an entirely new way.