23K views · 845 reactions | On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle “Challenger” disaster unfolded live on television, shocking the nation. The lives of all the astronauts — Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Michael Smith and Ellison Onizuka — are honored today with memorials across the country. Where were you when the Space Shuttle “Challenger” disaster happened? | AARP | Facebook

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57K views · 1.2K reactions | Watch as SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded above the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, minutes after lifting off from a launchpad in Texas. Before the launch, the founder Elon Musk said it might take several tries before Starship succeeds at this test flight. https://nyti.ms/3KNIThk | The New York Times | Facebook

633K views · 3K reactions | FROM THE ARCHIVES: Today marks 33 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing all seven crew members on board. “It happened just over one minute into flight,” NBC’s Dan Molina reported that day on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. “From mission control: silence.” | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas | Facebook