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Zero Gravity

circa 1985: 'Teacher in Space' Sharon Christa McAuliffe and her back-up Barbara Morgan prepare themselves for the STS 51-L space mission by experiencing a brief period of weightlessness in NASA's KC-135 aircraft, nicknamed the 'Vomit Comet'. McAuliffe and her fellow crew members died when the Challenger shuttle exploded during take-off on 28th January 1986. (Photo by NASA/Space Frontiers/Getty Images)
Zero Gravity
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Credit:
NASA / Handout
Editorial #:
3240694
Collection:
Archive Photos
Date created:
January 01, 1985
License type:
Rights-managed
Release info:
Not released. More information
Source:
Archive Photos
Barcode:
JL5632
Object name:
01f/20/sprs/15060/GA00093