scobeecentral:

I have seen a handful photos of this casual press conference outside the Operations & Checkout Building in the past, but never video. I believe this was filmed either at the end of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test or after the first launch scrub. They look exhausted either way.

Wow, I’ve never seen this before!

ponsi-patootie:

jtotheizzoe:

Eyes on the Stars

Twenty-seven years ago today, seven heroic explorers lost their lives in the name of science and discovery. When the space shuttle Challenger exploded after liftoff on January 28, 1986, their lives were tragically extinguished … but thankfully our quest for knowledge on Earth and beyond was not.

Ronald McNair was one of those seven astronauts. This is a beautiful animated tribute to his life. He grew up in a time when the color of his skin kept him from checking out a library book, much less dreaming of becoming an astronaut. But he persevered, and refused to wait for permission before setting out in search of what he wanted to discover, And discover he did.

That’s the beautiful thing about the space program. Sure, the experiments take place in orbit. But they inspire discovery on every square mile of the Earth they orbit. They remind us that anything is possible, with hard work and dedication, in the laboratory or the segregated library. Dr. Ron McNair tragically lost his life in pursuit of scientific progress, but that cultural progress lives on. It says that girl or boy or black or white or anywhere in between any two points on the spectrum of the human experience that you want to place your labels … you can do it. You define “it”.

Beyond the direct technological and economic benefits of NASA and all of the science they inspire, this shows how the desire to discover transcends the lab coat or the textbook and lands square in our own lap. Also, I think there’s something in my eye.

Don’t wait for permission. Eyes on the stars. Head to the future.

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d****t I don’t want to cry ;____;

This is so great and animated McNair is so cute…

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crookedindifference:

Remembering the Challenger Crew

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asonlynasacan:

Oh man. 

:’-(

scobeecentral:

STS-51-L Challenger - January 28th 1986

Commander Dick Scobee, 46

Pilot Mike Smith, 40

Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, 39

Mission Specialist Judy Resnik, 36

Mission Specialist Ron McNair, 35

Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis, 41

Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe, 37

Thank you.

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pennyfournasa:

Remembering the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger today, who gave their lives 27 years ago to the advancement of knowledge and the exploration of the universe. 

Michael J Smith

Dick Scobee

Ronald Mcnair

Ellison Onizuka

Christa McAuliffe

Gregory Jarvis

Judith Resnik

Thank you for your service, astronauts. You are still remembered. 

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The facial expressions here…

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sts-136:

STS-51L, Challenger crew, lost 73 seconds after liftoff.

CDR Dick Scobee

PLT Michael Smith

MS Judith Resnik

MS Ellison Onizuka

MS Ron McNair

PS Greg Jarvis

PS Christa McAuliffe

We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for the journey and waved goodbye and ‘slipped the surly bonds of Earth -President Ronald Reagan, Jan 28, 1986

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asonlynasacan:

The TFNGs, 1978! From Retro Space Images :)

Oh, this is so great.

Mullane down in front and Hawley with those huge sunglasses and Dr. Resnik with that tie and wow, Seddon really liked those turtlenecks, and John Fabian in a plaid suit and Dr. Sullivan in… a short-sleeve labcoat-thing… and Terry Hart looking fly and Dr. Hoffman with his mustache and Onizuka blocking Jon McBride’s face and Anna Fisher blocking Dick Scobee’s face and Ox Van Hoffen taller than everybody in the back and is that Pinky Nelson awkwardly looking at his shoes?

Yeah, this is great. Where has this been until now?