Kendra Cook: Just Say Yes

November 8, 2024 by Katianne Williams

In 1986, five-year-old Kendra Cook sat in her living room in Montana and watched the Challenger disaster unfold on live television. At that moment, she turned to her mother and told her that one day she was going to design, build, and fly a space shuttle so that there would never be another tragedy.

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