As the final countdown ticked away before Space Shuttle Challenger's launch on January 28, 1986, tens of millions of Americans were riveted to their television screens. A rocket launch was already a ...

As families of the lost Challenger astronauts gather with NASA to mark the space shuttle accident’s 30th anniversary, there’s a new voice to address the crowd. June Scobee Rodgers – widow of ...

As the countdown reached its finale ahead of the Space Shuttle Challenger's lift-off on January 28, 1986, countless spectators remained glued to their screens. A spacecraft launch was invariably a ...

Few who witnessed NASA's Challenger Space Shuttle launch will ever forget the moment it broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff, claiming the lives of all seven crew members. A minor design flaw in ...

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.

This browser does not support the Video element. Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

The 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion strengthened Nancy Currie-Gregg's resolve to become an astronaut. Currie-Gregg was selected as an astronaut in 1990 and completed four space missions before ...

(CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first ...

Ohio is proud to be known for many things: the buckeye, the birthplace of aviation, the home to rock 'n' roll, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame among them. Multiple U.S. presidents are from Ohio, too ...