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The Challenger Disaster and its Historical Context
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
5:00-6:00pm
Online via Zoom
Remembering the 40th Anniversary of the Challenger disaster: January 28, 1986-2026.
The Christa McAuliffe Center invites multigenerational audiences to a series of conversations that will explore key formative moments in the life of Christa McAuliffe; examine the historical context of the 1986 Challenger mission; and reflect on the lessons learned from the tragedy.
Speakers:
Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Curator, National Air and Space Museum
Dr. Jon Huibregtse, Professor Emeritus, History, Framingham State University
framingham, MA
United States
The rebooted project has been described as about 20 percent smaller in square footage and about $1.62 million or 4 percent less expensive than the prior proposal, using dollars not adjusted for inflation.…. Is this really better?Â
No. But it’s only going to get worse. Just like it would have been better to build a combined station. Let’s just vote Yes before it gets any worse.Â
Get worse? It did. This latest plan is a farce. 40,000,000? So much for the steering committee doing their research. Anybody take the time to read the opponent's reference in the question #10 mailing from the town? His example being what thery did in Rockland? About what we could get for so much less.
Sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees. Mist during the morning, sunny during the afternoon, clear in the evening,