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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
Cloudy , with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees. Sunny in the morning, fog for the afternoon, clear overnight.
This is progress and I am glad to see the Select Board moving in the right direction.  However, a majority of voters at last Monday's Special Town Meeting voted to recommend that the Select Board immediately cease its lawsuit against the Westwood Land Trust.
What is the citizen's petition about? I checked the town website, and the only information I could find on town meeting articles was from last year. The public hearing dates for 2026 are posted as February 24-25.
Apparently, you need to submit a public records request through the town's FOIA portal. Â What a shame, since it should have been posted to the town website upon certification of petition signatures.
Westwood Minute has obtained a copy of the petition and has added a short description of it to the article. A copy of the petition is attached below the article.