Saturday, July 23, 2011

Nine stars who should have gone into orbit
[ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:39:16 GMT ]

Christa McAuliffe gets a preview of microgravity on NASA's specially equipped KC-135 "zero gravity" aircraft on Jan. 13, 1986. McAuliffe and six crewmates died in the Challenger explosion two weeks later.Hundreds of astronauts went into orbit during the 30-year space shuttle program — and then there are those who should have but didn't. Commentary by NBC News space analyst James Oberg.


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