Wednesday, January 28 marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. The crew of seven perished when the shuttle blew up moments after a takeoff and included schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe and mission specialist Ronald McNair, whose namesake high school is located in DeKalb County.
WSB's Graham Carroll speaks with Roy Bridges, who piloted the Challenger just months before the tragedy. Bridges shares his experiences, his relationship with the team that died in the 1986 disaster, and his thoughts about some of the factors that led to the tragedy.