20160128 - Challenger 30th (SN)

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Richmond Grade School student Rhys Weiler, 10, holds onto one of the 17 balloons that were released Thursday to pay tribute to the 17 fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia during a ceremony for NASA’s national “Day of Remembrance” at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock January 28, 2016. This year also marked the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Richmond Grade School student Faith Holian, 11, attends a candlelight vigil Thursday with her fifth-grade class at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock January 18, 2016. The event was part of NASA’s National Day of Remembrance, which honors fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Candles are lit to pay tribute to the 17 fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia during a ceremony for NASA’s national “Day of Remembrance” at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock January 28, 2016. This year also marked the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Richmond Grade School student Akima Hill, 11, holds onto one of the 17 balloons that were released Thursday to pay tribute to the 17 fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia during a ceremony for NASA’s national “Day of Remembrance” at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock January 28, 2016. This year also marked the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Richmond Grade School students hold 17 balloons that were released Thursday to pay tribute to the 17 fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia during a ceremony for NASA’s national “Day of Remembrance” at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock January 28, 2016. This year also marked the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.