Forty years ago today, Jan, 28, 1986, classrooms and households alike watched a live broadcast of what they thought was going to be a happy historic day. However, 73 seconds after launch, a rocket on ...

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 ...

Forty years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight, killing its crew of seven and exposing the management culture and decision-making process that led NASA to launch on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — This week marks 40 years since the space shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after liftoff, a tragedy that changed how the United States approaches space travel. On Jan. 28, ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. Among the seven crew members were 5 NASA astronauts, as well as a payload specialist ...

HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- The worlds of science and education come together at the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond, Indiana, which honors the legacy of the "Challenger seven," while inspiring ...

Four of the astronauts selected for the Space Shuttle Challenger mission in 1986 sit in the shuttle mission simulator (SMS). From left to right: Michael J. Smith, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik ...

NASA's Artemis II mission, which will test life support systems and other mechanics during a flyby of the moon, has brought the Challenger disaster to the minds of U.S. space fans once again.

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 ...

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.