On the morning of January 28, 1986, seven crew members were killed when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart a little over a minute after it launched. Those killed included five NASA astronauts, ...

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

While seeking a World War II airship of the Florida coast, the diving crew found a large shuttle segment with tiles from the ...

I wasn’t even two years old when the worst tragedy in the U.S. Space Program took place. In January of 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger suddenly exploded 73 seconds after blastoff.

LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - January 28, 1986. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift-off. School teacher, Christa McAuliffe was one of 7 astronauts on board the shuttle. Schools across ...

The catastrophic loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986, stands as a haunting reminder of the immense risks and complexities involved in humanity's exploration of space. This event, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 28th January 1986: An abstract smoke pattern after the space shuttle Challenger explosion, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Dave ...

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...

The space shuttle's seven crew members died, including one civilian teacher. The tragedy changed the course of NASA's future. On the morning of January 28, 1986, seven crew members were killed when ...