Forty years to the day since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a former astronaut and teacher recounted watching the launch as a child and reflected on why she still chose to fly years later in a ...

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 ...

HOUSTON (CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The space shuttle Challenger is destroyed shortly after lifting off, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1986, at the Kennedy Space Center in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RAINBOW CITY, Ala. (WIAT) — Forty years after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, communities across northeast Alabama are ...

Forty years ago, the U.S. space shuttle Challengerset out on a mission to not just launch satellites but to carry the first teacher into space and to inspire the promise of spaceflight into classrooms ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on board were ...

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. Share your story idea with Tod. Joyous anticipation. That’s probably the best way to describe the feeling 40 years ago, ...

RAINBOW CITY, Ala. (WIAT) — Forty years after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, communities across northeast Alabama are honoring the crew’s legacy by investing in the future of science, ...