A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest mechanical stress in the lower atmosphere. The vehicle broke apart in flight and ...
On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in ...
NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...
Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...
Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human ...
It’s been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was a day the nation slowly realized something had ...
Twenty-five names are carved into the black mirror-finished granite: the Challenger seven, the seven who perished in the Columbia disaster on Feb. 1, 2003, the three killed in the Apollo 1 fire on Jan ...
New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died on January 28, 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.
The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, ...
The loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its seven brave astronauts 40 years ago inflicted a generational wound on the ...
TODAY marks four decades since the Challenger space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds into its flight. Millions watched the ...
In the Challenger shuttle tragedy 40 years ago this week, two technologies – aerospace and television – flexed their muscles and revealed their tragic flaws.