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NASA lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when a booster engine failed, causing the Shuttle Challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after launch. In this photo from Jan. 9, 1986, the Challenger crew takes a break during countdown training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. via NASA go.nasa.gov/VhBOGF
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Remembering Space Shuttle Challenger was taken on January 28, 2013 at 04:33AM