Spaceflight Now: Challenger
Astronauts head to launch pad

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Posted: January 28, 2001

The five-man, two-woman crew of space shuttle Challenger depart their quarters for the ride to launch pad 39B in the final hours of the countdown on January 28, 1986. The crew was led by commander Dick Scobee, with pilot Mike Smith, mission specialists Judy Resnik, Ron McNair and Ellison Onizuka, and payload specialists Greg Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. Source video: NASA (494k, 21sec QuickTime file).

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