Finally! The Challenger Tragedy Gets a Reboot for the TikTok Generation

DEREK LAGANELLI

In an era where seemingly everything needs to tie into established IP, even tragedies are getting legacy sequels. On the surface it may seem that a sequel to 1986’s Challenger Shuttle tragedy would be in poor taste, but that’s not how Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, sees it.

“If you were a kid growing up in the 80s, you got that unique communal experience of seeing the Challenger shuttle explosion live with your elementary school classmates,” says Calhoun. “In an increasingly disconnected world, we’re trying to do what we can to help. Which is why on June 1st, kids all around the world can tune into our TikTok live stream, and experience a shuttle explosion that’s both new & exciting, yet familiar.”

Boeing, for their part, has already been running a series of in-atmosphere test runs using their commercial airplanes.

We reached out to NASA’s Head of Engineering for comment, but were saddened to hear that he had tragically passed away via falling into a live volcano just moments prior.

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