HOUSTON (CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago on Wednesday, the world witnessed one of the worst space tragedies. The Challenger mission exploded, and weather ...

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, ...

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 ...

If you weren't around in 1986, the significance of the Challenger disaster in the collective memory of your elders may elude you. To bridge the generation gap, I'll try to set the scene for you. How ...

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.

WASHINGTON — Wednesday marks 40 years since the NASA Challenger space shuttle exploded less than two minutes after takeoff, killing everyone aboard. Jan. 28, 1986, began a day filled with hope and ...

Editor: On a beautiful January morning in 1986, seven crew members, five men and two women, proudly boarded The Space Shuttle Challenger. We saw the crew for the last time as they walked out to the ...

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.

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 ...