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What could have been (lemmy.ml)
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8415528

By https://x.com/rumpdumpler/status/2051338760109883888

Context https://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/nasa-confirms-talks-fly-big-bird-doomed-shuttle-challenger-n353521

NASA has confirmed reports that space officials discussed putting Big Bird on the space shuttle Challenger, before it was lost along with its entire crew in an explosion in 1986. But the space agency said the plan never got to the point of giving Caroll Spinney, the human who portrays the 8-foot-2 bird on the "Sesame Street" TV show, a spot on the passenger list.

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