The ETV team was able to provide coverage of the tragic explosion. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after launch at the NASA Kennedy Space Center.
The shuttle even did a promotional tour of the area, flying into the Central Coast base on the back of a Boeing 747.
On Jan. 12, 1986, shuttle Columbia lifted off on the final successful shuttle mission before the Challenger disaster.
McAuliffe was 37 when she died, one of the seven crew members aboard the Challenger when the space shuttle broke apart on live TV on Jan. 28, 1986. The documentary briefly touches on the tragedy.
On this date in 1986, Congressman Bill Nelson launches onboard Columbia on the final successful shuttle flight before the ...
She died with other astronauts in the Challenger explosion nearly 40 ... aboard the Challenger when the space shuttle broke apart on live TV on Jan. 28, 1986. The documentary briefly touches ...