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Miles O’Brien joins Geoff Bennett on ‘Settle In’

Season 2026 Episode 24 | 5m 24s

Forty years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on live television just 73 seconds after lifting off. All seven astronauts aboard died, plunging the nation into mourning. On our video podcast “Settle In,” Geoff Bennett and Miles O’Brien discussed that moment and how it changed the country.

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