35 years ago, as students watched across the nation, astronauts ‘slipped the surly bonds of Earth, to touch the face of God’
January 28 1986: Temperatures at NASA’s Cape Canaveral dipped to a frigid 18 degrees that morning.. At 11:38am on January 28, 1986, the nation’s eyes were glued to the skies and to television sets as NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger carrying 7 brave individuals, including a teacher, into space.. 73 seconds later, the unimaginable … Read more35 years ago, as students watched across the nation, astronauts ‘slipped the surly bonds of Earth, to touch the face of God’