Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Challengers final crew

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[edit] Challenger's final crew

The final seven austronauts of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
The final seven austronauts of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

The final crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger pose for their official photograph 15 November 1985. Photo appears in numerious articles, among them STS-51-L and Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Official NASA photograph, liscenced to the public domain.

  • Nominate and Support TomStar81 (Talk) 02:09, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Support. Historically significant; there is so much to explore under the surface of this photo - thus good for an encyclopedia. –Outriggr § 04:46, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Just a group shot like a million others. Not striking, and I fail to see what information this conveys other than the gender and skin color of the astronauts. Just because an image has a connection to a famous historical event doesn't mean it deserves to be featured. Redquark 19:08, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose per redquark. HighInBC 19:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - a fine photographic with plenty of encyclopedic and historical value.--ragesoss 20:13, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - An amazing picture per what outriggr said. To me it is not just a photograph of a group of people before their mission. But a picture indicative of the ideals of scientists and NASA in general. They knew the risks of becoming astronauts,,, they gave their lives for it. And if you look at the picture you can see it on their faces. That alone I think should allow this picture to become a featured pic. --Tobyw87 23:17, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. This image simply is not iconic in the same way that the existing FP of the explosion is. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 23:57, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose per Redquark & Dante. No "wow" factor. --Janke | Talk 06:31, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose Even thought it is kind of encyclopedic, it is still really quite boring. There is nothing out of the ordinary about this picture and it is not really appealing to look at. --Midnight Rider 22:49, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Very encyclopedic, historical, and all around important. | AndonicO 23:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose per above say1988 01:48, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Not promoted --KFP (talk | contribs) 20:18, 16 October 2006 (UTC)