Flag McAuliffe Took on Challenger Given Back to Its Designers
A flag carried by teacher Sharon Christa McAuliffe aboard the space shuttle Challenger was returned Wednesday to an education group that designed it.
Dr. Robert Brown, director of the Educational Affairs Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, presented the tattered Flag of Learning and Liberty to the National School Public Relations Assn.
The flag was designed by the group in 1985 on the 50th anniversary of its founding.
Brown said the flag was among the items recovered after the Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986, killing the seven-member crew, including the New Hampshire teacher.
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