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Christa McAuliffe trained to be the first teacher in space, preparing to turn a shuttle cabin into the most-watched classroom in America. Forty years after she and six crewmates died when Challenger ...

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For example, the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, described on its website as the only Challenger Learning Center in the state, has simulated missions and hands-on STEM programs that ...

Four decades after Challenger, the disaster’s lessons continue to guide how humanity explores space responsibly.

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Forty years later, the memories of the Challenger explosion resonate deeply with students and teachers who witnessed it.

Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.