Astronaut Had a Close Call Before His Friends Died in the Challenger Explosion. What He Remembers (Exclusive)

Former astronaut and professor Terry Hart is opening up 40 years later about the friends and colleagues he lost on board the ...
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Family of Sonya Massey prepare for Grayson sentencing

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — It has been about a year and a half since Sonya Massey’s murder. On Thursday, the man ...

Lynchburg local remembers witnessing Challenger explosion 40 years ago

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Lynchburg has not forgotten the Challenger and her team. Many of us saw the horrifying broadcast, but ...
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South Carolina astronaut Ronald McNair honored 40 years after Challenger explosion

Dr. Ronald McNair, born in Lake City and the second African American man in space, was honored with the title of "Palmetto Pioneer" Wednesday afternoon.

Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

Forty years ago, Americans were shocked when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after it launched on a chilly ...

Millions of '80s children watched Challenger explosion in school

Because a teacher was going to space, millions of schoolchildren watched the Challenger lift off on Jan. 28, 1986. It ...

Long Island educators — grade schoolers in '86 — recall lessons learned in class watching Challenger disaster

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