The Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L mission was expected to deploy a communications satellite and study Halley’s Comet. McAuliffe was part of the Teacher in Space Project, which was meant to ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts were killed when the Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after launch. It broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, making recovery difficult. The crew of the ...

It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, exploding in mere minutes.The disaster — which claimed the lives of ...

The space agency honored the fallen Challenger crew, as well as other astronauts of Apollo 1 and space shuttle Columbia, during its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony on Jan. 23.

Tuesday marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe was one of the seven crew members killed in the disaster.

FILE - This undated file photo provided by NASA shows the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission 51L. Author: TEGNA Digital Published: 8:04 AM PST January 28, 2025 ...