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Challenger space shuttle disaster - Live commentary

Title
Challenger space shuttle disaster - Live commentary
Genre
Speech; Special
TX Date
28 Jan 1986
Year of production
1986
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Duration
00:06:21
Description
Countdown commentary and final transmission of the Challenger space shuttle crew (poss. Dick Scobee) as the craft takes off, followed by NASA Shuttle Control’s report of an explosion. Flight controller heard is possibly Richard Covey; public affairs officer Steve Nesbitt reports the explosion.
Contributors
Stephen A. Nesbitt; Richard Covey?; Dick Scobee?
Keywords
Accidents; USA; Deaths; Space exploration; Space; Explosions; NASA; Astronauts; Space shuttles; Challenger; Cape Canaveral

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