40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human ...

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 ...
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How did the Space Shuttle launch work?

There is a long process to getting the Space Shuttle ready to launch! If it lands Vandenburg Air Force Base in California ...

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

It’s been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was a day the nation slowly realized something had terribly gone wrong.

Editorial: Nation marks 40 years since space shuttle Challenger disaster

The loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its seven brave astronauts 40 years ago inflicted a generational wound on the ...

SpaceX announces end of crewed launches from Kennedy Space Center 39A

Pad 39A is well known for crewed launches, yet that chapter is over for the foreseeable future as SpaceX prepares for ...
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Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...
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Space shuttle Challenger explosion remembered, 40 years later

The space shuttle Challenger explosion was a defining moment of the 1980s. Whether you were watching on TV or in person, chances are, you remember exactly where you were and how you felt.