The Challenger shuttle disaster that killed 7 crew members was 40 years ago. What happened and how they're being remembered.

A catastrophic failure occurred 73 seconds after liftoff as the shuttle emerged from “Max-Q,” the period of highest ...
Raiders Wire

Shuttle Challenger remembered at 40th anniversary of NASA disaster

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...
Space.com

40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

Millions of '80s children watched Challenger explosion in school

Because a teacher was going to space, millions of schoolchildren watched the Challenger lift off on Jan. 28, 1986. It ...
Alabama Public Radio

Alabama's role in NASA’s space shuttle Challenger accident, on its 40th anniversary

This week marks forty years since seven astronauts were killed in the space shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. Families of ...

It's been 40 years since 7 people were killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion

It's been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...

NASA holds annual Day of Remembrance to honor crews of Challenger, Columbia and Apollo 1

NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday to honor those who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.
The Guam Daily Post

Survivors juggle sorrow and hope on NASA’s day remembering Challenger, Columbia and Apollo 1

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It was a cold morning in Florida when the last words heard from any of Space Shuttle Challenger’s crew were uttered by pilot Michael Smith.