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weekly newsletter for the Fed II game by ibgames EARTHDATE: January 29, 2006 OFFICIAL
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ON THE WEB: REMBERING CHALLENGER Yesterday, January 28, was the 20th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, when the space shuttle exploded after it had taken off. Challenger was the second shuttle in the fleet (Columbia was the first) and it flew nine missions before the fatal accident that killed all seven of the crew members. The About Space web site has a detailed explanation of what happened on that fateful day. You can also see a picture gallery of the Challenger disaster on the BBC news web site. |