The Onion Crosses the Line: Makes Fun of Dead Challenger Astronauts

Back row, left to right: Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, Judy Resnik. front row, left to right: Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair.

Crossing the Line

In an article making fun of NASA, TheOnion.com crossed the line of humor with its disrespectful jokes about the 1986 Challenger disaster. There is nothing funny about dead Astronauts.