NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

Twenty-five names are carved into the black mirror-finished granite: the Challenger seven, the seven who perished in the ...

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

It’s been 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was a day the nation slowly realized something had ...
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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle ...

NASA remembers fallen astronauts during Kennedy Space Center memorial ceremony

The 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster cast a shadow over NASA's annual Day of Remembrance event inside the Space ...
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How Space Shuttle Discovery Almost Became a Victim of Cultural Vandalism

Space Shuttle Discovery remains intact at the Smithsonian after officials warned relocation could damage the historic orbiter ...

The Challenger space shuttle tragedy

On 28 January 1986, a space shuttle launch went wrong. Six astronauts and a teacher, Christa McAuliffe, were killed. In 1984, US President Ronald Reagan had announced that Nasa would search for a ...