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30th Anniversary of the loss of Challenger

posted 9 years ago by mhansen-25806
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Today is the 30th anniversary of the loss of space shuttle Challenger. In the few words I’ve heard on TV and radio, the media is making the same shameful error they did then – focusing on Krista McAuliffe. There were seven people aboard, not just her. Yes, I know she was the media darling, the first non-astronaut, the so-called “teacher-in-space,” but hardly anyone mentioned the other six:

Gregory Jarvis (payload specialist)
Ronald McNair (mission specialist)
Ellison Onizuka (mission specialist)
Judith Resnik (mission specialist)
Francis (Dick) Scobee (mission commander)
Mike Smith (pilot)

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[–] mhansen-25806 9 years ago

I don't know the answers to all your questions. When speaking of new vehicles or technology, the key word is "cost." Members of Congress are very stingy when allocating funds to projects that can't produce immediate results at the polls. "Will supporting this help get me re-elected?" That's the question they ask. IMHO, of course.

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