[Answer] According to Caroll Spinney, which fictional character was invited on the 1986 Challenger mission but declined?

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According to Caroll Spinney, which fictional character was invited on the 1986 Challenger mission but declined?

• Big Bird:On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven astronauts on board. But if it weren’t for a historical fluke, someone else would have been lost that day — Big Bird. The beloved character from Sesame Street may seem like an unlikely passenger on a space bound mission, but the puppeteer inside the yellow feathered suit, Caroll Spinney, had been invited to join the Challenger mission. Spinney revealed "There wasn’t enough room for Big Bird's suit in the end, and I was replaced by a teacher."

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