Video: How one child’s interest in space turned into a passion for learning

When she was in sixth grade, Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann had “checked out” of school. Her reading challenges made learning difficult. She avoided reading at all costs. But that all changed with one historic moment: the Challenger explosion.

Hear the touching story about how that tragic event — and a very tuned-in parent — turned a struggling student with dyslexia into a successful scientist.