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 ...

This browser does not support the Video element. Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event ...

The shuttle had no escape system, so the crew remained trapped inside. Americans back on the surface watched in horror after witnessing what looked like an explosion, and as major chunks of the ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off at Kennedy Space Center, carrying seven people, including New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first private citizen chosen for space ...

Some moments in history leave such an indelible mark on the world they’re remembered by generations to come — and the devastating launch of NASA’s Challenger space shuttle was one such moment. On the ...

Forty years ago, a space shuttle exploded. A teacher and her crewmates lost their lives. A generation of schoolchildren watched it happen live. I was one of them. I was 10 when the Challenger ascended ...

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 ...

NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, marking the first U.S. space excursion of its kind since the 1970s. The 10-day mission will test life support systems during a flyby of the moon but will ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the 25th space shuttle mission Challenger left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of ...

The Columbia space shuttle broke apart as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a ...

The Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members. A failed O-ring seal in the right solid rocket booster caused the disaster, which was ...