{"product_id":"challenger-disaster-sts-51-l-signed-launch-dated-christa-mcauliffe-autograph","title":"CHALLENGER DISASTER * STS-51-L Signed LAUNCH DATED Christa McAuliffe Autograph","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 57, 243);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTS-51-L CHALLENGER HERO CREW LAUNCH DATED COVERS SIGNED x 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003eThe COMPLETE CREW of CHALLENGER, STS-51-L scarce and desirable 3\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\"\u003eLAUNCH-DATED January 28, 1986 postal covers\u003c\/font\u003e signed by all 7 astronauts including CHRISTA McAULIFFE, JUDY RESNIK, MIKE SMITH, DICK SCOBEE, ELLISON ONIZUKA, GREG JARVIS, and RON McNAIR.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeatiful, bold signatures from the entire crew. About as perfect a set as you will likely ever find.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#383838\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#383838\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSTS-51-L, the 25th mission of the United States Space Shuttle program, was the disastrous final mission of the Space Shuttle CHALLENGER. The mission plan had included the teaching of several lessons from space by teacher Christa McAuliffe, as well as to observe Halley's Comet. However, a structural failure during its ascent phase 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 killed all seven crew members.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#383838\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81);\"\u003eNOTE: The STS-25 \/ 51-L stamped postal cover (\u003c\/span\u003esigned\u003cspan style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81);\"\u003e by Scobee, Smith, Resnik, Onizuka and McNair) was signed contemporaneously with the launch, however the disaster designation stamp at lower left was clearly added at a later date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#383838\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(56, 56, 56); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#383838\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA U.S. Air Force Captain and engineer by trade, GREG JARVIS, Payload Specialist for CHALLENGER is exceedingly scarce in any format.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"\"\u003eThe CHALLENGER crew autographs have been thoroughly reviewed and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA\/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION and encapsulated using PSA\/DNA's proprietary sonically-sealed technology. PSA\/DNA is considered the industry standard in authentication. UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED GENUINE. An investment-quality acquisition for any collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSIGNATURIST-INK has dealt in hundreds of APOLLO autograph items, authenticated across the board by respected names such as BECKETT, PSA\/DNA, JSA, and ZARELLI SPACE, and is one of ebay's most respected and trusted dealers of authentic Apollo autographs and space artifacts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition is exactly as shown, with all postal covers encapsulated within 10\" x 13\" slab. 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