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Twenty-five years ago Friday, the space shuttle Challenger came to a tragic end, exploding on liftoff and claiming the lives of seven astronauts. Here are five ways the Challenger pushed spaceflight forward.
In 1983, the commercial satellite business was booming, worth about $2 billion a year. At the same time, the Reagan administration was pushing for NASA to be more cost effective. To help meet that goal, Challenger put several commercial satellites in orbit (for a price). To help it do so, Challenger used the Remote Manipulator System, a Canadian-designed mechanical arm that allowed crew members to move satellites, and even bring them on board.
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