The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

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.

This browser does not support the Video element. Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into... Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle ...

The crew was made up of five astronauts, two payload specialists and one teacher (Image: AFP) On the morning of January 28, 1986, millions of viewers around the globe were transfixed by their ...

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.” Experts question US ...

When astronaut Judith Resnik returned to visit friends and family in Akron, she would often stop at her alma mater, Firestone High School, to speak with students and visit her favorite teachers. One ...

As the final countdown ticked away before Space Shuttle Challenger's launch on January 28, 1986, tens of millions of Americans were riveted to their television screens. A rocket launch was already a ...

It's been 40 years since seven people lost their lives when the Challenger space shuttle exploded minutes after launching from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The disaster claimed the lives of Christa ...

The 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion strengthened Nancy Currie-Gregg's resolve to become an astronaut. Currie-Gregg was selected as an astronaut in 1990 and completed four space missions before ...

NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, marking the first U.S. space excursion of its kind since the 1970s. The 10-day mission will test life support systems during a flyby of the moon but will ...