Aggie77
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Post by Aggie77 on Jan 28, 2016 18:56:38 GMT -5
On January 28, 1986, America watched on television as the space shuttle Challenger—carrying six astronauts and one schoolteacher—disappeared in a twisting cloud of smoke, nine miles above the launch pad it had just left. In this photo from Jan. 9, 1986, the Challenger crew takes a break during countdown training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Left to right are Teacher-in-Space payload specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe; payload specialist Gregory Jarvis; and astronauts Judith A. Resnik, mission specialist; Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, mission commander; Ronald E. McNair, mission specialist; Mike J. Smith, pilot; and Ellison S. Onizuka, mission specialist.
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Maxell
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Post by Maxell on Jan 28, 2016 20:09:18 GMT -5
Thanks for reminding us 77,
Each one of us should take a minute to look at that picture. Read your post and be reminded to do better, to be better each day to represent ourselves, our families, our country and North Carolina A&T State University.
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Post by aggieepower1990 on Jan 28, 2016 20:31:15 GMT -5
I remember the day clearly. I was a freshman second semester engineering student on the second floor in Scott Hall watching a tiny black and with TV. JAggieFan and I were in our second floor dorm room watching Challenger take off. Several other hall mates gathered too. We were all in total disbelief. Watching the Challenger takeoff was a big deal because Dr. McNair had an Aggie tee shirt on under his space suit and a payload experiment from A&T onboard. We have a great university and Dr. McNair helped make it great taking Aggie Pride to another level.
Thanks for the reminder 77!
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Post by aggieblackie on Jan 29, 2016 2:36:09 GMT -5
I was at T at the same time as McNair. We all called him by his last name.
Even as an undergraduate student McNair was special and glowing. Everyone new him and were in awe of him.
He was nice and always had a smile on his face. He was tough also, black belt in karate.
He was a talented person!!
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