The astronauts that lost their lives were Francis R. Scobee (Shuttle Commander), Michael J. Smith (Shuttle Pilot), Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist), Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist), Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist), Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist), and Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist, Teacher)
Seven astronauts died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.
Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-born astronaut, was among the seven crew members who died in the Columbia Space Shuttle explosion in February 2003. She was the first woman of Indian origin in space and had previously been on the Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 1997.
On the space shuttle Challenger, teacher Christa McAuliffe, and Judith Resnik died in January 1986. In February 2003, Lauren B. Clark and Kalpana Chawla were killed during re-entry of the shuttle Columbia.
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, but she is better known as Christa McAuliffe. She was a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who was selected out of about 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space. She, along with 6 other brave souls, died 73 seconds after takeoff.
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in 1986, tragically killing all seven crew members on board.
Seven astronauts died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.
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Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-born astronaut, was among the seven crew members who died in the Columbia Space Shuttle explosion in February 2003. She was the first woman of Indian origin in space and had previously been on the Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 1997.
Seven died (explosion January 1986.) The last two members of the Challenger crew were not officially Federal government employees.
She was an astronaut on board the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded soon after take-off from Cape Canaveral on 28th January 1986. All on board were killed, Resnik amongst them- she died in the explosion.
He died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 1/28/86
On the space shuttle Challenger, teacher Christa McAuliffe, and Judith Resnik died in January 1986. In February 2003, Lauren B. Clark and Kalpana Chawla were killed during re-entry of the shuttle Columbia.
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, but she is better known as Christa McAuliffe. She was a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who was selected out of about 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space. She, along with 6 other brave souls, died 73 seconds after takeoff.
The space shuttle involved in the tragic accident that claimed 7 lives was called the Challenger. It happened on January 28, 1986.
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in 1986, tragically killing all seven crew members on board.
The space shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986, due to the failure of an O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster. The crew, including teachers Christa McAuliffe and Sharon Christa McAuliffe, died in the explosion before the orbiter plummeted into the ocean.
She died in 1986 in a space shuttle mission as a backup when it exploded.