Space Shuttle Endeavour Incident

The Space Shuttle Endeavour   incident was a rescue mission undertaken by the X-Men in 1992 to rescue the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour from a powerful solar flare''. ''While the mission was successful it resulted in X-Men member Jean Grey being infected by the cosmic force known as the Phoenix

Events

 * The Endeavor Space Shuttle Crew are in danger of being hit by a solar flare as the shuttle breaks apart.
 * President George Bush contacts Charles Xavier for assistance.
 * The X-Men in the Blackbird embark on their mission.
 * Arriving at the scene Mystique has Cyclops fire a hole in the Shuttle to allow Nightcrawler and Quicksilver to teleport in.
 * Quicksilver manages to get to most of the crew and has Nighcrawler teleport them back to the Blackbird.
 * The team discover that the Captain has been left behind and much to Raven‘s chagrin Charles insist they go back for him despite their time window closing
 * Jean uses her powers to hold the Shuttle together long enough for Nightcrawler to get the captain to safety
 * the solar flare hits before Kurt can get Jean to safety and she is nearly killed
 * Kurt teleports Jean back to the ship where she reveals herself perfectly fine much to the teams relief

Aftermath

 * The X-Men return to the X-Mansion and are congratulated by both Charles and the students.
 * Charles and Raven argue over Charles putting the team in danger.
 * Jean discovers that her powers have been increased ten fold.