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The Challenger disaster

In January 1986 a space shuttle launch went horribly wrong.

Six astronauts and a teacher were killed.

Barbara Morgan was another teacher who had trained alongside the Challenger team.

Photo: Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan in training. Credit: NASA

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