Remembering the Challenger explosion, 40 years later

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crew members on board were killed. The disaster was one of the most significant events in NASA history, ...

Astronaut Had a Close Call Before His Friends Died in the Challenger Explosion. What He Remembers (Exclusive)

Former astronaut and professor Terry Hart is opening up 40 years later about the friends and colleagues he lost on board the ...

The Challenger explosion happened 40 years ago. SC still honors Ronald McNair

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the crew members called South Carolina home.

Forty years since the moment that shook America: The Challenger explosion

Adam Higginbotham speaks with Bianna Golodryga about his detailed account of the 1986 explosion, “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.” ...

Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

Forty years ago, Americans were shocked when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after it launched on a chilly ...