The remains of the crew that were identifiable were returned to their families on April 29, 1986.
Three of the crew members, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee, and Capt.
Michael J. Smith, were buried by their families at Arlington National Cemetery at individual grave sites.
Mission Specialist Lt Col Ellison Onizuka was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ronald McNair was buried in Rest Lawn Memorial Park in Lake City, South Carolina.
Christa McAuliffe was buried at Calvary Cemetery in her hometown of Concord, New Hampshire.
Gregory Jarvis was cremated, and his ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
Unidentified crew remains were buried communally at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial in Arlington on May 20, 1986.
The remains of the crew that were identifiable were returned to their families on April 29, 1986. Three of the crew members, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee, and Capt. Michael J. Smith, were buried by their families at Arlington National Cemetery at individual grave sites. Mission Specialist Lt Col Ellison Onizuka was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ronald McNair was buried in Rest Lawn Memorial Park in Lake City, South Carolina. Christa McAuliffe was buried at Calvary Cemetery in her hometown of Concord, New Hampshire. Gregory Jarvis was cremated, and his ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean. Unidentified crew remains were buried communally at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial in Arlington on May 20, 1986.
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster