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One slide details the features of Space Shuttle Discovery in graphic form. Another shows a faulty hydrogen fuel sensor. The final slide is a picture of the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger and the ill-fated crew. If you wanted to teach youngsters about this sad episode in American space science, this is an ideal set of slides.

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5th - 9th
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Science
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