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In its two hundred and twenty eight years of existence, the country of America has seen many tragedies and failures. However, in the eyes if many, the worst of these tragedies was by far the Challenger disaster of 1986. On January 26, the world was shocked as everyone watched the Challenger shuttle explode, killing all seven crewmembers. The challenger disaster was by far one of the worst tragedies of the space exploration era. However, the disaster should not have occurred. In fact, it should have been prevented.
On August 27, 1984, President Ronald Reagan made an "Announcement of opportunity." The President announced that America would be starting a Teacher in Space program. The program would choose a civilian teacher, of any grade, and train him or her to take part in a space shuttle launch. Once in space the teacher would conduct several broadcasts to students all over the country so they could see what it was like in space. The experience was described as "The Ultimate Field......

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