Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...

Forty years ago today, disaster struck NASA’s human spaceflight program when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds ...

NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is ...

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...

Cold temperatures inhibited the space shuttle Challenger’s infrastructure from working properly. NASA has set potential ...

How a cold morning, failed O-rings, and flawed decision-making led to tragedy Forty years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger ...

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crewmembers on board were killed.

Wednesday marks 40 years since the NASA space shuttle Challenger broke apart after lifting off, killing all seven people on ...

A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest ...

The 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion stirs the memories of Long Island educators who watched the disaster on ...