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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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