Eyes on the stars
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On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
Ronald was inspired by the equality he saw on Star Trek. If you had to write a show set in the future, what would it be like?
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