Coverage from the day Space Shuttle Challenger exploded

PUBLISHED: January 28, 2019 at 7:57 AM CST | UPDATED: August 23, 2019 at 12:50 AM CDT

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Read stories that appeared in the Jan. 29, 1986 edition of the Orlando Sentinel, the day after space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff and killed all seven astronauts aboard.

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Coverage from the day Space Shuttle Challenger exploded

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