Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Tuesday, Jan 28, 1986


Title: Challenger Explosion

Abstract:
  • Coverage of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, anchored by Peter Jennings with reports by Lynn Sherr, Sam Donaldson
  • Statement by Larry Speakes, Robert Nicholson
  • Interviews with former Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan
  • Press conference with John Glenn

  • Begin Time:12:13:00 am
    End Time:01:15:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:892769
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1986-2009 Vanderbilt University
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