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 ...

Sally Ride speaks to members of the media as NASA personnel set up astronomy equipment on the South Lawn of the White House in preparation for an event with the president and the first lady in ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Thirty years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff, a new generation of spaceships continues to build on changes made after NASA's fatal accident.

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.

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 ...