Friday, February 8, 2013

Irish Thought for February 8...

Irish-American Heroes

The first American civilian to lose her life in the U.S. space program was Irish-American schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.  She was one of seven killed in the space shuttle Challenger disaster.  On January 28, 1986, the spacecraft disintegrated 73 seconds after launch.

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