Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 28th January 1986: An abstract smoke pattern after the space shuttle Challenger explosion, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Dave ...

The catastrophic loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986, stands as a haunting reminder of the immense risks and complexities involved in humanity's exploration of space. This event, ...

AKRON, Ohio — This week marks 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a tragedy that stunned the nation, halted America’s space program, and forever changed the lives of families, ...

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Bob Ebeling was anxious and angry as he drove to work on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986. He kept thinking about the space shuttle Challenger, cradled on a Florida launchpad 2,000 miles away. Ebeling ...

While seeking a World War II airship of the Florida coast, the diving crew found a large shuttle segment with tiles from the 1986 disaster.

HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- The worlds of science and education come together at the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond, Indiana, which honors the legacy of the "Challenger seven," while inspiring ...

This week's letter to the editor of the Herald Times Reporter draws parallels between failures in the Challenger explosion ...

AKRON, Ohio — This week marks 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a tragedy that stunned the nation, halted America’s space program, and forever changed the lives of families, ...