January 28, 1986The Space Shuttle Challenger and the tragic disaster are reported by Ashlynn LaFlamme – television broadcaster “Good Morning America. This is CBN's Ashlynn LaFlamme, live from the NASA launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. in space, Christina McAuliffe, of Concord, New Hampshire. This is a great day in history as the average first citizen will board the spaceship and travel into space. McAuliffe was selected by NASA's Teacher in Space project. ""Oh, now it looks like the astronauts are boarding the vehicle. This launch was almost canceled for the fifth time due to weather and temperature. It is currently 31°C, NASA was considering not launching due to these unusually cold temperatures bringing ice. Despite the time, the three minute count has started, it's 11:37, history is being made.”“We'll be back right after this short commercial break.”“Hi, we're back. Just in time for ...