"Challenger" Commemorative Button

This commemorative button was created in memoriam of the STS-51L crew of the Space Shuttle orbiter "Challenger," which was lost during launch on January 28, 1986. Although the button does not state that it was memorial, the inclusion of the quote about bravery suggests that it was created after the launch. Buttons like this allowed the public to express their mourning for the very public deaths of the crew.