Dem Senator Remembers Challenger Disaster With Photo Of Wrong Flight Crew

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 17: Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., leaves the Capitol following votes in the Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) posted a photo of the wrong flight crew Thursday in her social media remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.

Baldwin initially posted a photo of the flight crew from the Space Shuttle Columbia to Twitter. The error was quickly corrected.

The Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after it took off in 1986. The Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in 2003.

Both tragedies resulted in seven deaths each.

Here’s Baldwin’s tweet with a photo of the correct flight crew:

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