These lessons were intended to be done live from space and beamed into classrooms nationwide.Īmerica's excitement and enthusiasm about the Teacher in Space Program is chronicled in the documentary, from the initial presidential announcement, through the search to find the perfect teacher and the winner's yearlong astronaut training, to its unexpected and tragic final moments.
The 37-year-old mother of two was chosen from thousands of applicants to be the first teacher in space as part of President Ronald Reagan's initiative to bring interplanetary studies into the classroom.ĭuring one of the opening scenes in Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes, viewers see rare footage of McAuliffe rehearsing lesson plans onboard the space shuttle and later testing out science experiments in a gravity-free environment. The special follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, specifically Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire. However, the National Geographic Channel special is very compelling and respectful," said Barbara Morgan, the back-up to Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe. "Thirty years later, it's still difficult to watch footage of the Challenger. Produced by the Peabody-award winning producers of "MLK: The Assassination Tapes," the one-hour special includes no narration and no commentators, instead unfolding the story solely through the reports of journalists covering the story at the time, extensive audio and video recordings from NASA and archived interviews with the flight crew and others who were part of the one-of-a-kind mission.Ĭhallenger Disaster: Lost Tapes will also air on National Geographic Channels in 171 countries in 45 languages, and in Spanish on Nat Geo Mundo. 25, at 9/8c, takes viewers behind the scenes of this compelling and historic story in a way never before seen. To mark the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, the National Geographic Channel combed through long-forgotten news footage, radio reports, audio recordings and rarely seen NASA footage to retell the events leading up to, during and immediately after that fateful day.Ĭhallenger Disaster: Lost Tapes, premiering Monday, Jan. The heartbreaking tragedy instantly became a defining moment in American history. All seven crewmembers died, including a social studies teacher who was supposed to be the first American civilian in space.
28, 1986, with the eyes of the world watching, the space shuttle abruptly burst into flames during a live television broadcast. 6, 2016) Certain images are permanently etched into our national memory, and the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion is one of them.
25, 9/8c on the National Geographic Channel NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL MARKS 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER WITH A POWERFUL SPECIAL CULLED FROM RARELY SEEN FOOTAGEĬhallenger Disaster: Lost Tapes Reconstructs the Tragic Event Through Long-Forgotten NASA Footage and News Reports, Including Archived Interviews With the Flight Crew, Audio Recordings From Inside the Cockpit and Video From Mission ControlĬhallenger Disaster: Lost Tapespremieres Monday, Jan. "Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes" premieres Monday, January 25 at 9:00/8:00c on the network. National Geographic Channel Marks 30th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with a Powerful Special Culled from Rarely Seen Footage
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