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On January 28, 1986, the crew of the United States Space Shuttle Challenger was honored in grateful and loving tribute: Commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee of Washington, Pilot Michael J. Smith of North Carolina, Mission Specialist Ronald E. McNair of South Carolina, Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka of Hawaii, Payload Specialist S. Christa McAullife of New Hampshire, Mission Specialist Judith A. Resnick of Ohio, and Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis of Michigan. The tribute also includes "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee, Jr., ending with the line about touching the face of God.
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