Roger Wood’s 1986 Radio Broadcast of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

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Christa McAuliffe's grave in Concord, N.H.

Roger Wood is pictured in Cape Canaveral, Fla. the day of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on Jan. 28, 1986.

Roger Wood is pictured in Cape Canaveral, Fla. the day of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on Jan. 28, 1986.

NASA's official photo of Teacher-In-Space Christa McAuliffe.

NASA’s official photo of Teacher-In-Space Christa McAuliffe.

Roger Wood shares the entire broadcast he and Jim Van Dongen did live for New Hampshire listeners from Cape Canaveral on Jan.28, 1986, when the space Shuttle Challenger exploded killing teacher-in-space Christa McAuliffe and her six crewmates.