Viva Florida 500:#19 1986 Challenger Tragedy Traditional Cache
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Viva Florida 500:#19 1986 Challenger Tragedy
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This cache was placed to celebrate the 500th anniversary of exploration & history in Florida on June 8th & 9th Viva Florida 500 at Paynes Prairie Preserve: Event GC48857 Thank You to Prairie Cachers & stejenwell For hosting this Event. Special Thanks to amtg, Call me dainty, CWagoner, CYAO, doggymama, Joshtrecker81, mintmoonpi, Obilon, Tango of TCE & wobegon crew.
Like any exploration adventure and mission, the space program had tragedies along with its many successes. When the European explorers said goodbye to their loved ones as they stood on the docks and readied for the new world, they knew there would be chance of tragedy and failure, but they focused on the rewards of knowledge and advancement of the human species. On January 28, 1986, from the shores of Cape Canaveral Florida, another ship of exploration named “Challenger” left its port and tragically ended its mission before it started. The crew consisted of Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnick, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe (the first NASA Teacher in Space Project participant). Many said space flight was becoming routine, but this flight was different. The nation and world were watching this particular flight because of Christa McAulliffe, and how she was going to teach to thousands of students back on Earth. An investigative board identified the reasons for the accident and made appropriate corrections. After the shuttle fleet had been grounded nearly three years, shuttle Discovery launched on September 29, 1988 to resume humankind’s exploration of space. The fleet grew to four shuttles when Congress authorized the construction of another shuttle in August of 1987. It was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center on May 7th, 2001. In a fitting tribute to Christa McAuliffe, President Bush gave the students of America the opportunity to name the new orbiter. The name was to be based upon an exploratory or research sea vessel. The winner was “Endeavour” named after the British explorer Captain James Cook’s vessel.
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