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 ...

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. I has a massive impact on the national psyche, and on the future of NASA missions. Maybe you remember it, maybe it was before your time.

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28, 1986 ...

Stewart stars as Sally Ride in the series about the events leading up to and following the 1986 Challenger disaster.