Beloved Concord teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian teacher ever chosen for a space mission, was one of seven crew members killed in the disaster.

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

Thirty-nine years after the explosion of the shuttle, UB Then looks back at the UB alumnus who was aboard and his lasting ...

TV viewers witnessed a tragedy in the skies above Florida. America lost is favorite astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe.

Throughout aviation history, plane crashes associated with Wichita have been rare. In fact, Wednesday’s crash of a American ...