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The Challenger Disaster and its Historical Context

Wednesday February 4 2026 5:00pm

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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

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1-31-2026 1:10pm

Cornell is actually a land grant university like many Midwestern universities and has the College of Human Ecology which offers an Agricultural and Life Sciences program the admission is different but more importantly it is considered one of the best CALS programs in the country according to my Father In Law who we

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