Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

🚀 On This Day — 28 Jan In 1986, the Challenger shuttle tragically disintegrated shortly after launch, claiming the lives of ...

The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from the Kennedy Space Center, killing its seven crewmembers. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge ...

Forty years on, the Challenger disaster remains a case study in what happens when organizations fail to allow for dissent and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Challenger shuttle crew: (back, L-R) Ellison S Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis and Judy Resnick. (Front, L-R) Mike ...

it is with deep, heartfelt sorrow. I address you here this afternoon at 11:40 a.m. This morning Space program experienced a national tragedy with the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

In this closing chapter, Challenger Disaster: The Final Mission follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, specifically Christa McAuliffe, the first private citizen to be launched ...

A new book details the errors that went into the disaster that doomed the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. AP At 8.15 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986, New Hampshire social-studies teacher Christa McAuliffe sat ...

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, the tragedy is remembered not only for the seven lives lost, but for the engineer ...

Beloved New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian teacher ever chosen for a space mission, was one of seven ...

The year 1986 was notable for two big disasters, both of them attributable to human error and bureaucratic negligence at competing super powers: the Chernobyl nuclear ...

In this closing chapter, Challenger Disaster: The Final Mission follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, specifically Christa McAuliffe, the first private citizen to be launched ...