/members-area/engineering-life/b/blog/posts/statue-of-christa-mcauliffe-unveiled-at-new-hampshire-state-house-groundsChrista McAuliffe gets a preview of microgravity during a flight aboard NASA&#39;s KC-135 &quot;zero gravity&quot; aircraft (Image Credit: NASA ) On September 2nd, a Christa McAuliffe bronze statue was revealed in Concord, New Hampshire, honoring NAS...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/engineering-life/b/blog/posts/statue-of-christa-mcauliffe-unveiled-at-new-hampshire-state-house-groundsFri, 20 Sep 2024 18:36:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:638dd1a3-0b0a-4abd-81d8-6816b2660259rscasny1<p>I was in the Navy teaching a class when a fellow teacher rushed into the classroom and told us about the disaster. I stopped the class. Everyone -- staff, admin and instructors -- were bummed out.&nbsp; The space shuttle was labeled as experimental. But none of use thought about the problem with the o-rings until.... it happened. As I think about it, I&#39;m still bummed about it. I&#39;m glad they kept the Starliner astronauts up there if they didn&#39;t think it was safe.&nbsp;</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28350&AppID=16&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">