Read full article: INTERACTIVE: The NASA astronauts and employees who died in service to U.S. space exploration January 28th is a Day of Remembrance honoring the lives of the crew and teacher aboard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion, a devastating incident that occurred on Jan. 28, 1986, after the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The space shuttle Challenger lifted off on January 28, 1986. An explosion 73 seconds after liftoff claimed the lives of the crew. ...

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 ...

The mid-1980s may feel distant to today’s Northwestern students. But to me, a 22-year-old senior at the Medill School of Journalism — nearly 40 years ago, today — that time is forever etched in memory ...

It started like any other day off from school. But I had no idea how a sick day would become a date that would stick in my memory forever. I was 15, and staying home from school was no easy task. My ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Wednesday marked 40 years since the space shuttle Challenger disaster that killed seven crew members— a tragedy that changed many people’s lives forever. The mission was not ...

The Challenger disaster's enduring legacy is the educational mission that arose from the tragedy. Challenger Learning Centers were created to honor the crew by inspiring young people in science and ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Just 73 seconds after liftoff, the shuttle’s fuel tank exploded and the shuttle broke apart ...

The Challenger Learning Center is honoring the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle tragedy with several events. The center is launching a legacy campaign to upgrade facilities and create new ...

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 ...

The author of a new book about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster is coming to Central Florida for a signing event. Simply titled, “Challenger,” Adam Higginbotham took four years to pore through ...