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Ronald Reagan Challenger Shuttle Failure
Ronald Wilson Reagan became the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. During his presidency, on January 28th, 1986, NASA had launched a shuttle, named “the Challenger.” However, immediately after the launch the Challenger experienced a detrimental fault that caused it to explode shortly after takeoff. Seven courageous crew members were aboard this shuttle, and unfortunately none
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