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Mere Moments Of Joy Before Tragedy Struck

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Photo shows the classmates of the son of who was to be the first “ordinary citizen” in space, Christa MCAuliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, cheering on moments after the Space Shuttle Challenger took off on January 28, 1986. However, just over a minute after launch, something went terribly wrong as the shuttle exploded in mid-air, killing all seven of its crew, including Christa, and shocking thousands of people in attendance.