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Lot # 1099: 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger, "Lift Off in Florida" Amazing NASA Color Photo

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 6 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer Premier Auction 2020",
which ran from 7/24/2020 12:00 AM to
8/8/2020 8:00 PM



The 1986 Challenger explosion is one of those events that shook everyone to their core. As a child of this era, I remember watching it school and witnessing the explosion and not knowing what to think or how to react. It looked like a movie but it was real. I do not know a single person who was of grade school age that did not watch this event live in school. As such, it has left an enduring memory that will never go away and to millions of kids across America it became a "where were you when..." kind of moment. Images of the disaster are quite rare and this is one of the few we have ever seen. A full color example from NASA with stampings on the back, this captures the Challenger from a few months before the disaster, lifting off successfully and seeming that nothing would ever go wrong in the NEW space age. Condition and quality make this a perfect 10/10!

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 10/10

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