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Space Shuttle Disaster: The Blackest Day in Space Exploration History

This article discusses the tragic Space Shuttle Disaster on January 28, 1986, where the Challenger shuttle exploded just 70 seconds after take-off, resulting in the loss of all 7 crew members, including Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian in space. The article highlights the investigation, the causes of the disaster, and the impact it had on the shuttle program.

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Space Shuttle Disaster: The Blackest Day in Space Exploration History

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  1. Space Shuttle Disaster Article #2 use blue notecards

  2. Source info for Works Cited chapter out of a book (use italics for book title) Burrows, Terry, Ed. “Space Shuttle Disaster.” Visual History of the 20th Century. London: Carlton Books Limited, 1999. 462. Print.

  3. Burrows cannot change a basic fact, so even though this is copied, it cannot be changed January 28, 1986 462

  4. Burrows directly quoting so we need to use “around copied words” “blackest day in the history of man’s exploration of space” 462

  5. Burrows 10 miles up when blew up 462

  6. Burrows 70 seconds after the take-off 462

  7. Burrows over Cape Canaveral in Florida 462

  8. Burrows 7 astronauts killed 462

  9. Burrows directly quoting so we need to use “around copied words” the shuttle program had been “one of NASA’s greatest successes” 462

  10. Burrows directly quoting so we need to use “around copied words” “erupted in a huge ball of fire” 462

  11. Burrows flight # 25 for the shuttle program 462

  12. Burrows crew of 7 462

  13. Burrows Christa McAuliffe on board 462

  14. Burrows McAuliffe = teacher 462

  15. Burrows directly quoting so we need to use “around copied words” “first ordinary civilian in space” 462

  16. Burrows with McAuliffe on board a lot were watching the launch on TV 462

  17. Burrows 6 months of investigation 462

  18. Burrows changing “remains of the seven astronauts” to the phrase below shuttle control cabin found in March with the seven crew members inside 462

  19. Burrows 256-page report 462

  20. Burrows could have been avoided because someone had voiced concern about “a weak joint in the shuttle’s solid rocket boosters” 462

  21. Burrows further shuttle launches cancelled 462

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