Posted on 10/08/2018 8:08:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Actress Michelle Williams is set to portray Christa McAuliffe, the high school teacher who with her six astronaut crewmates were lost aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in the 2005 movie "Brokeback Mountain" and is now co-starring in the comic book film "Venom" opening in theaters on Friday (Oct. 5)
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"The Challenger," to be directed by Martin Zandvliet ("Land of Mine"), follows McAuliffe on "the incredible journey she took from her classroom to becoming a member of the space shuttle Challenger crew," describes Argent Pictures.
McAuliffe was teaching social studies classes in Concord, New Hampshire when she was selected through a nationwide search to be the first teacher to launch to space. She and her STS-51L crewmates were tragically killed when a faulty rocket booster led to the space shuttle Challenger breaking apart 73 seconds into flight on Jan. 28, 1986.
McAuliffe's fallen crewmates included Challenger's commander Francis "Dick" Scobee, pilot Michael Smith, mission specialists Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik and Ronald McNair and payload specialist Gregory Jarvis
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I was in the Army, stationed in Germany at the time. Of course, we didn’t get news of this until a few days AFTER the fact.
It was like a gut-punch. Still is. Not sure I’d pay money to see the re-enactment of an awful tragedy - especially if Leftist, America-Hating Hollywood is involved in re-writing History. :(
Kind of have to agree with you.
That is going to be one depressing movie. It will get you to love the main character, and then . . . boom.
These things always go straight to video. No matter how well done, everyone knows the ending.
― Samuel Goldwyn
Was in a test building in New Orleans where we proof tested the hydrogen tanks. I was the test conductor and we thought initially the LH2 tank had failed. Talk about soiling your britches. Bad day for sure.
Ellison Onizuka
I read the VERY interesting story about the soccer ball that he took up with him which survived the explosion. RIP to them all.
Bet they’ll lose those American flag patches for the movie.
I am offended by this. I am protesting.
Michelle Obama should be given the role.
will they have any of Ron McNair’s music in it?
Jean Michel Jarre - Last Rendez - Vous (Ron’s Piece)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AublfrOW578
Yeah, like that utter flop “Titanic”.
;)
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