
WAVING GOODBYE – The crew of mission STS-51L on the way to board the Space Shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986. The flight would end in tragedy shortly after liftoff. Front to back: Commander Francis R. (Dick) Scobee; Mission Specialists Judith A. Resnik and Ronald E. McNair; Pilot Michael J. Smith; Payload specialist Christa McAuliffe; Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka; and Payload specialist Gregory Jarvis. (NASA)