NASA was created to run America's race into space after the Soviet Union launched the orbiting satellite Sputnik in 1958. Twenty-five years ago, the Challenger spacecraft exploded 73 seconds after ...

The Challenger Learning Center is honoring its namesake in 2026, the 40th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle tragedy.

During a meeting on Dec. 17, the Kenai City Council discussed several possible uses for the building that housed the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska until the city terminated the lease in ...

This January NHPR marks the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster with a multi-part series honoring the life, impact, and enduring legacy of Christa McAuliffe, New Hampshire’s ...

Colonel Charles Bolden offers a candid reflection on the space shuttle 'Challenger' disaster. In this interview with Tom Fowler, Space Shuttle Astronaut Charles Bolden Jr. offers a candid reflection ...

Neufeld, Michael J. 2010. [Book review] "Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster." Isis, 101, 644–645.

January 28, 1986: a day that froze America in shock and disbelief. Join us as we examine the Challenger disaster that claimed seven lives and changed space travel forever. From the Teacher in Space ...

Not really. Both Challenger and Columbia has had major impacts on the field of engineering and how things like risk are managed. Challenger in particularly is something that is taught at school, and ...