But an explosion in space cost him the chance to reach the moon -- and nearly cost the crew their lives.

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While at NBC, Lemon covered the explosion of Space Shuttle Columbia, SARS in Canada and numerous other stories of national and global importance.

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Carrying the aerospace analogy, Simmons says the investigation into this disaster will be akin to that following the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

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Bob Graham, a Democrat, and former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator William Reilly, who served under a Republican, are the picks to lead the panel, which could be patterned after past commissions that have investigated incidents such as the 1986 explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the people said.

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