Storycorps: Eyes on the Stars (2012)
• August 9th, 2012 • 0h 3min
Animation, Documentary
Overview
On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
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