At 8.15 a.m. on Jan. 28, 1986, New Hampshire social-studies teacher Christa McAuliffe sat with her six fellow astronauts ahead of the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger from Kennedy Space ...

The 1986 Space Shuttle disaster highlights the importance of independent research, clear data presentation, and ...

The Challenger disaster grounded NASA’s space shuttle program for nearly three years. “But look at how we flew after,” says Robert Cabana, former NASA astronaut and director of the Kennedy ...

The 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was a shocking tragedy, and it was made all the more devastating due to the fact that the spacecraft's disintegration was broadcast on live TV.

“The Challenger Disaster” opens with the shuttle’s explosion on Jan. 28, 1986 (using archival footage) and Feynman’s appointment, about a week later, to the Rogers Commission, charged by ...

Then, just 73 seconds in, the Challenger made history for a tragic reason: the shuttle blew up. Millions watched as one trail of smoke plume become two, as debris fell from the sky, as shock, then ...

Upon the Challenger disaster in Jan. 1986, recovery operations went into immediate effect. Over the course of 12 weeks, those involved searched for remains and pieces of the Challenger.

The disaster claimed the lives of seven astronauts, including commander Dick Scobee and Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to be the first-ever teacher in space.

Jan. 28, 1986 - The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds into flight at approximately 11:40 a.m. EST. Sept. 19, 2019 - The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 is passed by ...

NASA’s first in-flight tragedy decades ago brings back haunting memories. January 28 marks three decades since the space shuttle Challenger disaster claimed the lives of its entire crew.