NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...
Forty years after the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff, the disaster remains one of the most consequential tragedies in U.S. spaceflight history.
How a cold morning, failed O-rings, and flawed decision-making led to tragedy Forty years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger ...
On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as ...
Thirty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after it launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The accident killed all seven people aboard, and shocked the nation, many of ...
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing the seven crew members on board The ...
NASA's tributes to fallen astronauts serve as reminders of the importance of safety in space exploration, as do tributes to these crews.