I met Christa's brother in hospital once. Chris Corrigan, Corrigan was his sister's maiden name. He looked about as sad and confused as you'd expect. I didn't fully believe it at first but later found an old article from a Boston paper with a picture of a younger him. I'll never forget that. And as someone who has always been interested in space and spaceflight it was quite surreal. I hope he's doing alright.
The fact that Christa would never be able to give these lessons breaks my heart Ironically it would be Barbara Morgan to go into space. Christa you are so missed
Came across this video after seeing the 1990 TV film "Challenger" (a film Astronaut Mike Mullane hated in his book "Riding Rockets: The Unreal Stories of a Space Shuttle Astronaut" because it not only reminded him of his fallen comrades, but he was getting ready for STS-36/DoD which had numerous launch scrubs due to issues with the Range Safety system, weather and the commander John Creighton getting sick) starring Karen Allen as Christa McAuliffe.
Preparing lessons to take to space took more planning than most will ever know. Think about it two minutes per demonstration, the shuttles A/V system of the day, harsh middeck lighting, and all kinds of things that had to meet specs to fly. Christa McAuliffe took this all on with gusto. She reminds me of many of the many good teachers I had back then, a true Teacher's Teacher. RIP Challenger Seven.
How it led?? In a way bad design suxx and should be rejected and better solutions implemented? This accident was more a "reality check" rather than anything else.
This tragedy led to better oversight of both government and private industry in space. Full private space will have no oversight and be self-regulated - the inevitable accidents haven’t happened yet. Space is hard; expectation mix with incompetence makes it harder.
She refused to allow her husband to move the family to Washington so that he could join the Department of Justice straight out of law school. But she had no problem leaving her family to go on a dangerous PR stunt mission teaching subject topics she barely understood. Science was not her forte. They chose the wrong teacher for the wrong reasons. But she was headstrong and stubborn. I feel bad for her family, particularly her little girl. Read Beyond the Blue.
I don’t care what those managers at Thiokol and NASA managers Larry Malloy and George Hardy say. They were not experts on the SRB joint, they had the choice to listen to those who knew how the joint performed. But they did not, all they said was that they had no choice but to launch with the data presented, they launched under schedule pressure to launch 15 flights in 1986. The thiokol managers bullied him and Thompson into silence.
I met Christa's brother in hospital once. Chris Corrigan, Corrigan was his sister's maiden name. He looked about as sad and confused as you'd expect. I didn't fully believe it at first but later found an old article from a Boston paper with a picture of a younger him. I'll never forget that. And as someone who has always been interested in space and spaceflight it was quite surreal. I hope he's doing alright.
The fact that Christa would never be able to give these lessons breaks my heart
Ironically it would be Barbara Morgan to go into space.
Christa you are so missed
I want so badly to go to KSC next weekend and meet Barbara Morgan, she's a living hero and touchstone to this era. Long live the Challenger legacy.
Farewell Challenger
Will the families of the astronauts killed ever get a chance to go to space
Came across this video after seeing the 1990 TV film "Challenger" (a film Astronaut Mike Mullane hated in his book "Riding Rockets: The Unreal Stories of a Space Shuttle Astronaut" because it not only reminded him of his fallen comrades, but he was getting ready for STS-36/DoD which had numerous launch scrubs due to issues with the Range Safety system, weather and the commander John Creighton getting sick) starring Karen Allen as Christa McAuliffe.
Boy all that remastering worked so well on this footage! At 3:20 you can almost read the text on the paper she's holding.
Preparing lessons to take to space took more planning than most will ever know. Think about it two minutes per demonstration, the shuttles A/V system of the day, harsh middeck lighting, and all kinds of things that had to meet specs to fly. Christa McAuliffe took this all on with gusto. She reminds me of many of the many good teachers I had back then, a true Teacher's Teacher. RIP Challenger Seven.
Christa is one of my heroes
A lovely and brave soul.
incredible video guys, great work
hey can we get some stuff related to 107? 4 days ago was their 20th launch anniversary.
Crazy what technology can do these day. Where can I find the raw footage?
A Marian HS grad from the Brazil of the USA, Framingham
She's like a goddess
Those magnets are still under water.. They've never been recovered
😢life is weird in a way this tragedy led to commercial space. Strange how things work out.
How it led?? In a way bad design suxx and should be rejected and better solutions implemented? This accident was more a "reality check" rather than anything else.
This tragedy led to better oversight of both government and private industry in space. Full private space will have no oversight and be self-regulated - the inevitable accidents haven’t happened yet. Space is hard; expectation mix with incompetence makes it harder.
@@badgerello The SpaceX corporate cult seems to believe they are invincible. They'll probably shrug if a crew is killed.
She refused to allow her husband to move the family to Washington so that he could join the Department of Justice straight out of law school. But she had no problem leaving her family to go on a dangerous PR stunt mission teaching subject topics she barely understood. Science was not her forte. They chose the wrong teacher for the wrong reasons. But she was headstrong and stubborn. I feel bad for her family, particularly her little girl. Read Beyond the Blue.
weird comment
What the hell is wrong with you?
Honestly I was wondering how they chose her when she teaches Social Studies,but then I thought that's how America is
Kind of weird to hate on a person that died about 40 years ago who did nothing really wrong
They really shouldn't have chosen someone with young children, knowing how risky space travel is.
If they only listened to Roger Boisjoly. She would be alive.
And Arnold Thompson, Allan McDonald, Bob Ebeling, and other engineers who recommended not launching in such frigid conditions.
I don’t care what those managers at Thiokol and NASA managers Larry Malloy and George Hardy say. They were not experts on the SRB joint, they had the choice to listen to those who knew how the joint performed. But they did not, all they said was that they had no choice but to launch with the data presented, they launched under schedule pressure to launch 15 flights in 1986. The thiokol managers bullied him and Thompson into silence.
@jackdove4136 With Larry Mulloy's infamous "My God Thiokol, when do we launch? Next April!" on the side.
@@jackdove4136In which both Larry Mulloy and George Hardy were on the receiving end of a Richard Feynman reality check.
What he to do with launch operations and crew management?