January 29, 1986 USA Today Challenger Disaster
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VenmoJanuary 29, 1986 USA Today: OH MY GOD, NO! - USA Today captures the Challenger disaster with a dramatic full-color front page illustration and photographs of the explosion as the shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff. The headline quotes First Lady Nancy Reagan's anguished cry that sums up USA grief - a reaction shared by millions who watched live. The explosion occurred at 11:39:13 AM EST on January 28, 1986, witnessed by thousands at Cape Canaveral (including Christa McAuliffe's family) and millions on live television. USA Today's distinctive layout includes detailed timeline with Mission Control timestamps: 00:28 Mission Control: Engines throttling down... 1:04 Mission Control: Engines at 65%... 1:06 Mission Control... 1:12 Mission Control has no go at throttle up... 1:15 Mission commentators are... 1:51 Flight controllers are looking very carefully at the situation. These were the final moments of communication before the explosion. The paper promises Eight full pages 1-7A, 10A of comprehensive coverage and a Color tribute, 7A honoring seven heroes. Small boxes show photos of Tom Mintier (CNN reporter first on air) and note TRAGEDY: How TV covered and Help kids face shock. USA Today, then only 4 years old, brought the disaster to every corner of America with its accessible format. Essential for Challenger collections - this color photograph would become one of the defining images of 1980s America.
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January 29, 1986 USA Today Challenger Disaster
11 Days
16
0
$80.00
Description
Condition
Payment Types Accepted
VenmoJanuary 29, 1986 USA Today: OH MY GOD, NO! - USA Today captures the Challenger disaster with a dramatic full-color front page illustration and photographs of the explosion as the shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff. The headline quotes First Lady Nancy Reagan's anguished cry that sums up USA grief - a reaction shared by millions who watched live. The explosion occurred at 11:39:13 AM EST on January 28, 1986, witnessed by thousands at Cape Canaveral (including Christa McAuliffe's family) and millions on live television. USA Today's distinctive layout includes detailed timeline with Mission Control timestamps: 00:28 Mission Control: Engines throttling down... 1:04 Mission Control: Engines at 65%... 1:06 Mission Control... 1:12 Mission Control has no go at throttle up... 1:15 Mission commentators are... 1:51 Flight controllers are looking very carefully at the situation. These were the final moments of communication before the explosion. The paper promises Eight full pages 1-7A, 10A of comprehensive coverage and a Color tribute, 7A honoring seven heroes. Small boxes show photos of Tom Mintier (CNN reporter first on air) and note TRAGEDY: How TV covered and Help kids face shock. USA Today, then only 4 years old, brought the disaster to every corner of America with its accessible format. Essential for Challenger collections - this color photograph would become one of the defining images of 1980s America.
Cash or Venmo only.
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