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 ...

It was the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida — a moment that would soon become the nation's worst tragedy ...

NASA's Artemis II mission, which will test life support systems and other mechanics during a flyby of the moon, has brought the Challenger disaster to the minds of U.S. space fans once again.

Forty years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all seven crew members, including Houston astronaut Ron McNair. The era of free seas is unraveling—and now ...

As the final countdown drew to a close before the Space Shuttle Challenger's launch on January 28, 1986, millions of viewers remained glued to their television screens. A rocket launch was already a ...