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Robert Pearlman
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posted 01-28-2026 12:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Attached to tragedy: Tracing Challenger 'Remove Before Flight' tags 40 years on

Forty years ago, a stack of bright red tags shared a physical connection to what would develop into NASA's first space shuttle disaster. The banners, however, were collected before the ill-fated launch of Challenger, as was instructed in bold lettering on the front of each.

What happened to the tags after that is largely unknown...

OV-105
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posted 01-30-2026 12:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for OV-105   Click Here to Email OV-105     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I would think that each numbered tag went was a specific spot on the ET and they would have to account for all the tags during close out operations before roll out to the pad.

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