It was the morning of Jan. 28, the day of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Icicles formed on the launch pad and service tower in the evening and early morning hours on January 28 ...

The day after the explosion, a USA TODAY story said: "The Challenger disaster seems fated for a place beside the Kennedy assassination in the nation's memory. People will always remember where ...

and the disaster, from their classrooms. The Challenger crew is honored at exhibits at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, along with the Space Mirror Memorial. NASA held its annual Day of ...

Adam Higginbotham’s new book delves deep into the tragedy of the Challenger explosion and the impact the disaster has had on American culture. Apple Podcasts will only work on MacOS operating ...

During the six-day endeavor, the crew prepared to deploy ... memorializing the seven astronauts lost in the Challenger disaster and the seven others who would be lost in the Columbia disaster ...

This same stunning disillusionment happened on the morning of January 28, 1986, when the American public watched the Space Shuttle Challenger rise into the sky and then disappear in a cloud of ...

WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most ... during its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony on Jan. 23. "Today, we honor the heroes of ...