Seven people were aboard, including mission commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee and pilot Michael J Smith.Mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka and Judith A. Resnik, payload specialist Gregory B. Jarvis and teacher S. Christa McAuliffe were also part of the crew.Previously, pieces of wreckage from the Challenger explosion have been displayed at the Kennedy Space Center."Challenger and her crew live on in the hearts and memories of both NASA and the nation," Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro said Thursday."Today, as we turn our sights again toward the Moon and Mars, we see that the same love of exploration that drove the Challenger crew is still inspiring the astronauts of today's Artemis Generation, calling them to build on the legacy of knowledge and discovery for the benefit of all humanity.""