The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

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 ...

For many in New Hampshire, the memory of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster is still vivid, those who were in Florida for the launch say they will never forget it. New Hampshire teacher Christa ...

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, ...

Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members aboard. The disaster occurred at what was then the pinnacle of the U.S.

On Jan. 28, 1986 — 40 years ago Wednesday — America watched in horror as the nation’s first civilian space traveler and six NASA astronauts died in the explosion of the shuttle Challenger. Challenger ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Wednesday marks 40 years since the NASA space shuttle Challenger broke apart after lifting off, killing all seven people on board off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

HOUSTON — Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a tragedy that shocked the nation and reshaped NASA's approach to ...

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. [ Read more trending news ] ...