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In many ways, the crew of STS-51L represented a cross section of the American population, and each crew member had a unique story. We share their stories in "Remembering the Challenger Seven": https://t.co/89Cj8HXdR7 https://t.co/eKE9wgMt6d

I see these stars every night and was wondering something, are these the seven sisters? a constellation or a cluster plz help me

Gargantua black hole (8K)

Jan. 2023 Full Moon - Single One Shot Color Image [OC]

Space Shuttle Endeavour docked at the ISS above New Zealand's South Island [3032 x 1895]

C/2022 E3 01/26/2023

This robot used a special trick to heat up and transform into liquid https://t.co/5z9i66CrXZ https://t.co/abdQ2a3P4L

Saturn Stained Glass Window. Midjourney ai.

Beautiful New Hubble Photo Shows Hot, Young Variable Stars in the Orion Nebula https://t.co/EvKmjzJtKP By @Nancy_A on @universetoday https://t.co/AnecyND4On

Christa McAuliffe would have been the first teacher to fly in space. She was selected from over 11,000 educator applicants for NASA's Teacher in Space Project. She loved space growing up and was to teach lessons from space to inspire that same love in America’s schoolchildren. https://t.co/eUGdNQdiCN

On January 28, 1986, the Challenger disaster occurred. It is a day many will never forget, especially students who had gathered to watch Christa McAuliffe become the first teacher in space. Curator Jennifer Levasseur reflects on her memories of the day: https://t.co/CMaCKTG7A0

Before becoming an astronaut, Dick Scobee earned his pilot’s wings in the @USAirForce, serving a combat tour in Vietnam and flying over 45 types of aircraft as a test pilot. In 1984 he earned his astronaut wings on STS-41-C. https://t.co/00jzWS19TE

Dreyer's Nebula

Ronald McNair was a trained physicist, earning his Ph.D. in physics at MIT in 1977 and publishing path-breaking scientific papers on laser physics. He flew on Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41B in 1984, becoming the second African American in space. https://t.co/XhyUHfoocx

Kennedy Space Center, Florida - Space Shuttle Challenger launches from launchpad 39B at the start of the ill-fated mission STS-51-L. 28 January 1986